The Great War was a great conflict that lasted four years and has claimed that lives of millions of Pony and Changeling soldiers. The death toll among the civilians might not ever be fully known. Almost half of Equestria was occupied at the peak of the war with millions of civilians being subjugated and forced to help support the Changeling's war effort.
This is the diary of Easy Green, a pony caught behind the frontlines in the town of Yonderhill. Here she shares her thoughts, fears and dreams in a time of paranoia, survival and strife. This story serves as the prolog of her journals and covers Ms Green's initial reaction to the conquering of Yonderhill and learning to live under the heel of the Changeling regime.
Edited and additional commentary provided by the Royal Military Historian, Aftermath.
Written for the 4th annual Equestria at War writing contest, but I have plans on extending it into a series.
Before I read this, I must know: What are the Mane Six doing about this?
awesome stories mate cant wait for the next war stories
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In the Equestria at War mod that this story is based off of, AJ and Pinkie are generals, Rarity is a uniform designer, Dash advises the air force while Twilight and Fluttershy are aiding in research for the war effort. They are supporting the war effort in general, away from the front lines. A million Changelings in tanks and airplane isn't something you can just rainbow friendship laser away. They are much more focused on the bigger picture than just Yonderhill. This story won't have the Mane 6 showing up directly, though they might be referenced later on.
This is looking really promising
Really liking this so far
I read that about 80% of casualties in WW1 were military. WW2 it was about 50/50 & modern wars are often genocide wars & about 80% civilians. It is often safer to be in the military than near where an army is fighting.
Also read that the vast majority of casualties are artillery or bombing casualties