{"product_id":"swords-into-plowshares-eddie-smigiel-9798251237276","title":"Swords into Plowshares: Soil and Steel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEurope, 1938. The last summer before the storm.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a quiet village of Alsace, twin brothers \u003cb\u003eCharles and Georges\u003c\/b\u003e grow up between the warmth of their family bakery and the fragile peace that followed the Great War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles is thoughtful and artistic, dreaming of becoming a painter.\u003cbr\u003eGeorges is bold and ambitious, fascinated by machines and industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir lives change when they meet \u003cb\u003eJuliette\u003c\/b\u003e, a brilliant student from Strasbourg whose independence and political convictions challenge them both.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut history is moving faster than their dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross Europe, tensions rise. Mobilization rumors spread. The old certainties of peace begin to crumble.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs love, ambition, and family loyalties pull them in different directions, the three young lives become entangled with the gathering forces that will soon plunge the continent into war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSoil and Steel\u003c\/b\u003e is the opening volume of the historical saga \u003cb\u003eSwords into Plowshares\u003c\/b\u003e, a powerful story of youth, love, and the fragile hopes of a generation standing on the edge of the Second World War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eddie Smigiel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798251237276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.46d","brand":"Eddie Smigiel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997532238079,"sku":"9798251237276","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/swords-into-plowshares-eddie-smigiel-9798251237276","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}