Winter Protocol: System Winter - Book 1

By SAK

December 1944. The Battle of the Bulge was already hell. Then the rules changed.
When the Ardennes forest becomes trapped inside a mysterious battlefield "instance," American and German soldiers discover a terrifying new reality.

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.
But surviving the frozen battlefield means facing more than enemy soldiers. The forest is creating monsters from the horrors of war - and something beneath the snow is controlling the game.

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HH9WNT8X
• ISBN13: 9798170982165
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 223 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.0"