Gods & Snipers: A World War II Thriller

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On the day that Caje Cole lost his sniper rifle, it finally rained. After a spell of summer heat and drought, the skies opened up and drenched the French countryside. Lightning laced the sky and thunder rumbled deep as any distant German 88. An autumn chill rode in with the rain and wind.

It was September 1944. The fight to push the Germans out of France had been tough and bloody. Even the rain couldn’t wash away the many signs of war in the wrecked vehicles, burned villages, and fresh graves in the fields.

The wet weather also kept Allied planes grounded, which meant that German tanks could operate unimpeded, roving the French countryside. Sherman tanks were suddenly scarce, forced into inaction by a lack of fuel. For the men on the ground, nothing felt quite so unnerving as wondering if you were going to run into a Panther tank around the next bend in the road.

German forces had been in an organized retreat since they had lost the final battle for Normandy at the Falaise Pocket, but the weather gave them a window of opportunity to organize a counterattack. One thing about the Germans — they weren't giving up anytime soon. The Jerries were making the Allies pay a heavy price for every square mile of territory gained.

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