Can Someone Write A Story About Ww2

What is the best way to write a WW2 historical fiction story?

This is a really open ended question, but I'll try to answer.  I get a sense of a lack of focus or purpose in the way you worded your answer. I've written one historical novel and I found that being familiar with the period I was working with was essential. It sounds as if you've not created your character or outlined your basic plot, yet. Research was the engine that drove the book. I could not create characters, a plot or a timeline without it. How much research into WWII have you done? What fascinates you the most about it? Is there a branch of service or battle that strikes you? You've got a time period (the war) and a sketch of a character (a soldier). So far, so good. Now it's time to read encyclopedia articles about the war, find some good history books to read about it, and get a sense of what the war was. Talk to some people who were in the war, there're still a few around.  Find out what they remember most about it.  What got them through the conflict, and what did they hope to accomplish in the war?  Why were they there? The more familiar with the period you become, the more you will be able to create characters and scenes and develop your plot.  With WWII, there already is a timeline, so you should learn it. You need to make several decisions after you've done some general research.  Who your character is, what will he do, and how will he react to the plot you create. This will require more focused study of WWII.  If I were you, I'd:pick a date or time frame.A location or locations.A branch of service for your soldier.I'd form some idea of what it is about WWII that you like.  This could give your character some characteristics or a purpose. WWII is great, it's well documented period of history. Most people knew why they were there and what they needed to accomplish for the war effort. As wars go, it was a simpler one. Learn who the character will be led by, whose chain of command he is in and be familiar with those historical figures. This will give some shape and authenticity to your plot and characters. I hope this advice will give you a good start on your story.

Is it okay to write a war story?

I hate answering a question with a question, but I have no choice.How much do you know about the day-to-day details of an individual fighting in a war? Compelling writing is always specific, so if the story talks about battalions of men engaged in conflict, the reader is too far away to feel anything. But if you zoom in on Ted Smith and his fellow soldiers, you have a story.So, if you understand the details and can render a compelling personal struggle beyond the drama of the war someone is fighting in, then by all means go ahead. If not, not.

Is it okay to write a fictional story based on World War II?

Yes, but you need to be an expert on that war or at least that aspect of it which will be mentioned in the telling. You would not, for example, want to make reference to the U.S. Army’s “steel pot” helmet in the context of Pearl Harbor when the soup bowl helmet was still in use. You would need to know that most Studebaker trucks went to Russia, that most corvettes were manned by Canadians, that the Mosquito bomber did well in Europe but its wood structure tended to come apart in the southeast Pacific. You could probably collaborate with an expert on this.If your story were one of actual combat, you would want to work closely with the technical expert from the beginning. (or know it yourself - I know I’m making assumptions)If it were a drama about someone on the home front - more of a human story than about the war itself - then you can write more freely. The editor can clean it up later as for example “let’s make him a B-24 bombardier rather than a B-26. He would have more buddies in his crew then”. It does not affect the story line.Another type of novel might be to take one aspect of the war not widely known. You could become an expert on it and develop your story from that. There are thousands of examples.Coastguardsmen patrolling east coast beaches and catching Nazi spies. They did this on horseback.Fighting in AlaskaJapanese incendiary balloon attacks on the U.S., or their aircraft carrying submarines intended to attack the U.S.Serving on a U.S. Navy blimpBy confining your story to one of these areas, you could acquire the expertise necessary to support your narrative, then clean up the extraneous details with your expert similar to the “drama” alternative.Probably not the exact answer you’re looking for but perhaps of some help. Good luck.

How do I write out WWII in APA format?

You’ll need to follow APA’s guidelines for acronym usage. The first time you write out World World II include parentheses afterwards to share what acronym you will use throughout the remainder of your writing. Do this for all acronyms you use. For example:In World World II (WWII), etc. etc. etc…There are a lot of great online resources out there like the OWL at Purdue (APA Formatting and Style Guide), but if you want something in simple language that uses curse words to teach APA writing format simply, check out Bitch Slap APA on Amazon. Amazon.com: bitch slap apa

For a story I'm writing, what would make actual WWII vets and people of the same age range know if a certain person was a time traveler from that era? What behaviors would give them away?

It would be little things that would give them away, not anything big.My father was a veteran from that era. He was in the RAF and shot down to become a POW in Stalag Luft III, the camp where the Great Escape originated and because of that he had specialized coaching in how to blend in with the local population - the little things that most people wouldn’t think of.I don’t remember all the things he told me about it but one that stuck in my mind was smoking. Not the fact that almost everybody in those days smoked, but the manner in which they smoked.The Escape Committee trained the potential escapees in how to smoke, apparently it was different depending on where you came from.Americans, Canadians and IIRC most people from the UK held their cigarettes between the first two fingers of their hand with the ember pointing towards the back of their hand while Germans held the cigarettes between thumb and forefinger, (sometimes using both forefingers) with the ember inside the palm of their hand. He described that the French held their cigarettes in yet a third way but I don’t remember what it was.Anyway, he said that some escapees posing as German civilians aroused the suspicion of German Polizei by holding their cigarettes like a Brit instead of like a German. Like I said, the little things.Similarly, there were other national characteristics that might give them away. For instance the British are prone to forming ques to get things while Americans bunch up and try to be first. Germans have a tendency to be very focused on punctuality while the Russians of the time considered anywhere up to half an hour past an arranged time to be punctual. Canadians have a reputation of excessive apologizing while the French often gave the impression of being rude and condescending and the Germans of being abrupt.Of course these are all generalizations and as such not definitive but that’s the sort of little things that could be used in your story.I recently finished a 2 year stint of working in VA hospital with WWII vets and one thing I noticed was that taking into account their advanced age these vets often had much better posture than boomers and millenials. They might be more likely to hold doors open for women but the women were more likely to cede discussions to men.That’s just a sample off the top of my head but it’s little things like these that would be the giveaway, not something big.