Book II of the Bridge to Tomorrow Series is now available for purchase.
The Bridge to Tomorrow Series describes how the West stopped Russian aggression without war during the Berlin Crisis 1948/1949. This bloodless victory of democracy over tyranny has many lessons for the present day, which Helena P. Schrader, author of an acclaimed non-fiction book about the Berlin Airlift, seamlessly works into her trilogy of novels. The components of Bridge to Tomorrow go beyond the political chess game and logistical achievements to explore the social and psychological impact of this pivotal historical event. Schrader employs a diverse cast of characters -- women and men, British, American, German and Ukrainian -- to enable the reader to see the unfolding events through different, even conflicting, perspectives. As the reader gets drawn into their lives of the characters, the historical tensions rise, and the trilogy accelerates the pace to that of a thriller.
Cold War, the second book in the series, continues where Cold Peace left off:
Berlin is under siege. More than two million civilians will starve unless they receive food, medicine and more by air.
USAF Captain J.B. Baronowsky and RAF Flight Lieutenant Kit Moran once risked their lives to drop high explosives on Berlin. They are about to deliver milk, flour and children’s shoes instead. Meanwhile, two women pilots are flying an air ambulance that carries malnourished and abandoned children to freedom in the West. Until General Winter deploys on the side of Russia….
Based on historical events, award-winning novelist Helena P. Schrader delivers an insightful, exciting and moving tale about how former enemies became friends in the face of Russian aggression — and how close the Berlin Airlift came to failing under the assault of “General Winter.”
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Praise for Cold Peace, the first book in the Bridge to Tomorrow Series.
"Sharp research meets vivid storytelling in an absorbing novel of the postwar period." Kirkus Reviews
"...a wonderful mixture of hard historical facts...[and] raw portrayals of the human condition." Historical Fiction Company
“…a spellbinding work of historical fiction that brings a unique pocket of history to life with extraordinary detail and heart." Readers' Favorites
“…a very fast-paced, suspenseful, emotional, and riveting story that any reader will find almost impossible to put down.” Feathered Quill
“…war heroes and strong women find their collective purpose in a war-torn Berlin.” Foreword Clarion
"Compelling" - BlueInk Review
Helena P. Schrader is a former U.S. diplomat, who earned her PhD in Modern History from the University of Hamburg. She spent roughly one-third of her life in Berlin and first explored the pivotal events of the Berlin Airlift 1948-1949 in her comprehensive non-fiction study The Blockade Breakers. Schrader is the author of a score of novels, eleven of which have earned a total of 28 literary awards and 24 lesser accolades. Cold Peace was runner-up for “BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023” from the Historical Fiction Company, in addition to earning GOLD in the category wartime fiction from both Feathered Quill and the Historical Fiction Company and winning SILVER from Readers Favorites 2023, a Brag Medallion and a Maincrest Media Award.
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