Winter Protocol: System - Book 1

December 1944. The Battle of the Bulge was already hell. Then the rules changed. >The war now has a system. Enemies have health bars. Soldiers gain classes. Missions appear in the middle of combat. The dead do not stay buried. Staff Sergeant Daniel Mercer only has one mission: get his squad to Bastogne alive. >As Mercer and his squad fight through impossible battles, they must decide: - Is the System a weapon?- A miracle?- Or something far worse? Winter Protocol combines the brutal realism of World War II combat with the addictive progression of LitRPG and the atmosphere of dark fantasy horror. - A frozen battlefield.- A broken reality.- A war where every soldier is both a player and a target. Is Winter Protocol a historical fiction novel? Yes. The story uses the real Battle of the Bulge and Ardennes Offensive as its foundation while adding a supernatural LitRPG system. Is this a LitRPG book? Yes ! Light Version. The novel includes light game-like mechanics such as classes, levels, abilities, objectives, and progression integrated into a WWII setting. Do I need to know WWII history to enjoy this book? No. The story focuses on survival, characters, combat, mystery, and the discovery of the System. Is this the first book in a series? Yes. Winter Protocol begins the System Winter series.