A Reader's Companion

The World of War & Love

One hundred and forty years of history — from the ballrooms of Napoleonic Prussia to the American Midwest and beyond. Explore the settings, people, and context that shape the saga.

Browse by Era

Four Arcs · One Family · 140 Years

Select an era to explore its settings, historical figures, maps, and context. Arc I is fully navigable; subsequent arcs will open as the manuscript progresses.

Arc I
Dance of Nations
1805 — 1815
Napoleonic Prussia on the brink. The fragile peace shatters at Jena. Four lives converge in the ballrooms and battlefields of an empire being born and buried at the same time.
Settings People Maps
Arc II
Title forthcoming
1848 — 1880
The revolutions fail; a generation sails west. The family crosses the Atlantic and builds a new life in the American Midwest — carrying Prussia in their blood and silence.
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Arc III
Title forthcoming
1900 — 1930
The family is fully American, yet unmistakably German. The old country returns through war and suspicion — and the long silence about who they were begins.
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Arc IV
Title forthcoming
1931 — 1950
War again — and this time the family is on both sides of the Atlantic, in both armies, under both flags. The reckoning arrives, and the question of identity cannot be deferred.
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Reference

Research Tools

Reference materials for readers tracking the cast, military history, and historical vocabulary across the saga.

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Glossary
Military ranks, court titles, German phrases, and place names — with their modern equivalents and historical context.
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Character Tracker
Track the Stephani family across four arcs and 140 years. Relationships, timelines, and connections across generations.
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Unit Tracker
Military units across the saga — their commanders, campaigns, and fates. A resource for history readers and enthusiasts.
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The Stephani Crossing
The forty-five day Atlantic crossing at the structural heart of the saga — the ship, the route, and the narrator's reveal.
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