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Title: Third Reich Victorious: The Alternate History of How the Germans Won the War by Peter G. Tsouras ISBN: 1-85367-492-3 Publisher: Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal Pub. Date: 01 April, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (4 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Mostly solid collection of alternate histories
Comment: Third Reich Victorious is a collection of alternate history stories (companion to Rising Sun Victorious) about World War 2. It contains ten stories of alternate outcomes, with either the Germans winning in Europe or else still losing, but having it take much longer to finish the war.
Most of the stories are thoughtful and interesting, although a few stretched belief. For instance, in the first one, Germany wins through sea power where a young Hitler becomes a naval officer rather than in the infantry. He also loses his racism against the Jews after a lecture by an admired NCO. Basically, it's not the same Nazi Germany here. Well that seems easy to write, when everything is different. I prefer alternate stories where you're basically dealing with the same personalities and they just happen to make a different choice than they did historically, or they excute better.
There are many well written stories here though and all stories are well footnoted, which the reader will appreciate greatly. Very nice.
Rating: 5
Summary: A real view
Comment: A real eye opener.
This is real alternate history. Each of the selected articles could actually have happened. Though I do have my reservations on how the Germans might have reacted to a Soviet Invasion. Adolf Hitler had a habit of demanding Stand and Fight Regardless of situation, such as Stalingrad. More German soldiers probably died because of his lack of insight than allied military genius. And the sight of Rommel just exploding at the sights of Dachau, like his American counterparts did after the war. Dachau was not that bad yet. Auschwitz or Majdanek would have been a better place to put him in scene.
Over all, this is a great book on what could have been had chance gone a different direction.
Rating: 3
Summary: Interesting in parts
Comment: I enjoy alternative histories and thought this might be up my alley. It's structure parallels the book "What If?" wherein various authors write short vignettes about possible historical outcomes. There are several alternatives to WWII, many of them interesting, but most contain so much military hardware detail that it interferes with the plot.
I was looking forward to something of the post-war experience but alas, these are almost all written from the perspective of the combatant....
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Title: Rising Sun Victorious: The Alternate History of How the Japanese Won the Pacific War by Peter G. Tsouras ISBN: 185367446X Publisher: Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal Pub. Date: April, 2001 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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Title: Disaster at D-Day: The Germans Defeat the Allies, June 1944 (Greenhill Military Paperbacks) by Peter G. Tsouras ISBN: 1853674117 Publisher: Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal Pub. Date: 15 August, 2000 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: The Hitler Options: Alternate Decisions of World War II (Greenhill Military Paperbacks.) by Kenneth MacKsey ISBN: 1853673129 Publisher: Greenhill Press Pub. Date: May, 1998 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Invasion: The Alternate History of the German Invasion of England, July 1940 (Greenhill Military Paperbacks) by Kenneth MacKsey, Kenneth Mocksey ISBN: 1853673617 Publisher: Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal Pub. Date: March, 1999 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Moscow Option: An Alternative Second World War by David Downing ISBN: 185367463X Publisher: Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal Pub. Date: October, 2001 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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