In all of those story the axis wins even as late as fall 1943 after a failed d day in 1943. However, burdekin wrote it in the 1930s, so the author was looking forward, not back, and that makes it paleofuturism. During world war ii, everyone had a planor at least thought they did. Luckily for you, there are a ton of allohistories that pick more obscure and interesting points of. World war ii alternate histories are one of the two most popular point of divergences to create an alternate history in the english language the other being the american civil war. But hitler only had about four years to prepare for it.
But they both concentrate on the aftermath and how messed up a nazi world would be. A free german exile unit during the fall of germania, c. You cant discuss alternate history without bringing up the man in the high castle. Most alternate history stories are some variation of what if hitler had won the civil war, and was a dinosaur. I seem to remember somebody mentioning a what if fiction book that looked back at wwii after the fact, written as if germany had won wwii. The guns of the south has the confederates equipped with ak47s by. The nazis are by far the most dominant in this field, however.
World war ii alternate histories are one of the two most popular point of divergences to create an. The thing that stuck in my mind was that the tone, phrases, attitudes, etc of the book were of the winner writes history slant which would be so odd to us today. The undisputed king of alternative histories is the prolific harry turtledove, who has helped guide the genre into mainstream reading. My alternate history world where germany wins everything ever its the second reich and not the third one so you cant call me a nazi close. It is twenty years after nazi germanys triumphant victory in world war ii and the entire. Dozens of books and wargames suggest how history would have changed if hitler had invaded britain or not invaded russia. Before the war, dont build a big fleet of battleships which the. In 1942, a series of meetings took place between the war planners of the imperial. Spy novel set in a world where the nazis won world war ii. A hypothetical axis victory in world war ii has become a common concept of alternative history and counterfactual history. A plot to defeat the roman catholic church and install hitler as the new pope. Set in 1962 after nazi germany and japan won world war ii in 1948. The most intriguing alternate history weve heard of in ages. Plenty of alternate history books focus on world war ii, but a new series coming in 2011 goes one better.
World war i wwi was a global war centered in europe that began on july 28, 1914 and lasted until november 3, 1918. I know theres alot of books about nazi germany winning and the turtledove series following the uscs had the us germany winning world war i setting the stage for a nazicsa, but does anyone know o. But for every plan put into action, an alternative one is scrapped or kept hidden for future use. Alternate history lists books most often tabbed as alternate history. Dec 17, 2015 world war ii set humanity on a path to our modern world. Written in 1962, its set in a fictional 1962 where nazi germany, fascist italy and imperial japan have won the war and more or less divided the world between themselves see map above. His days of infamy books have japan occupying hawaii. But theyre not doing as well as they might have hoped.
Alternate history what if germany had won world war i. Dick you cant discuss alternate history without bringing up the man in the high castle. Set in our world, but not quite, these books give us a way to look at our pastand sometimes our presentwith fresh eyes. This is a list of alternate history fiction, sorted by type. Alternate decisions of world war ii and millions of other books are. Nazi germany wins world war ii and is locked in a cold war with the united states. Surprisingly, by 1939, germany had already started war on a global scale. Albert, bridget barstow, steve bernard, gregory blair. Hope that after disaster at stalingrad peter g tsouras will edit at least one last ww2 alternate history. Apr 11, 2017 the 11 coolest alternate history stories in video games. The best alternative histories in literature on abebooks. Alternate universe nazi germany works archive of our own.
Jan 12, 2019 its a question that has spanned countless hours of speculation among the communities of the internet, giving birth to fictional films, television series and novels. Swastika night describes a nazi germany wins ww2 scenario that reads like alternate history, and parts of it are set in what is still the future. Germany wins the war basically, in a alternate universe, germany won the battle of britain, stalingrad, kursk and defended successfully at dday. World war ii alternate histories alternative history fandom.
Jan 19, 2015 the man in the high castle by philip k. Alternate history and the memory of nazism for a more indepth look into why counterfactual literature focuses so much on hitler and the nazis. In 1945 the leader of nazi germany took his own life in an underground bunker surrounded by the smoldering remains of his capital city. Japan struck north rather than south, russia fell, germany is unassailable in. The malta fulcrum ww2 alternate history series book 1 by scott ward 4. Initial jubilation at news the allies would win the war is quickly doused. Please note that this was an answer to a question about how germany could win ww1 which has now been merged with a question about ww2. The fuhrer and reich chancellor adolf hitler always ready to think.
I asked that same question over on a history book group and got the same answer you gave. An alternate history novel from the eyes of a german war correspondent. Please add suggestions on the talk page world war ii alternate histories are fiction wherein events during world war ii occurred differently to those in history. Robert harris, fatherland 1992, another one in which germany wins the war, although the u. Its a question that has spanned countless hours of speculation among the communities of the internet, giving birth to fictional films, television series and novels. The nazis were defeated, and the allies stood victorious. It is one of the first alt history books that i have read in a long time that i found hugely difficult to put down so i could get enough sleep to function at work the next day.
Because world war ii played out differently, the cold war is very different. The alternate history adolf hitler who emigrated from germany to america in 1919 after the great war and dabbling in politics is a successful writer, churning out sexy, science fiction adventures. Dicks brainwarping story is set in a world where the axis powers won world war ii, and america has been divided between japan and nazi germany the brain twisting bit. What if the confederates won the american civil war. Godwins law of time travel can also be used in telling similar stories about other past warlosers and faded empires. Set in 1964, this alternatehistory spy thriller takes place in a world where nazi germany launches a massive. The confederacy, the soviets, the romans, the greeks, the mongols, the egyptians, the aztecs, and the colonialera british are all possibilities. I dont see churchill making peace and he is already in office but it would change the dynamics in other key ways. Jeffrey morris is a prolific freelance writer with a passion for history and. In april 1964, more than twenty years after the nazis won world war ii, s. Feb 21, 2017 the german objective in the battle of the bulge wacht am rhein was to seize the port of antwerp, in order to deny the british and americans this vital link in their supply lines.
Researching the war between britain and nazi germany, which ended in. Death camps in americas heartland, secret police raids in urban centers, social media spying on your every move. And if any of the plans below had been used, our history would have changed entirely. What if hitler had made a simple strategy change in 1941. Numerous examples exist in several languages worldwide. If you like alt history or the history of world war one, i think that this book would be an excellent read.
When it comes to alternative history, the second world war is king. World war i central victory alternative history fandom. With rutger hauer, miranda richardson, peter vaughan, michael kitchen. After winning the war, they continue their plot for war domination, and declare war on japan. War ii, and america has been divided between japan and nazi germany the brain twisting bit. Theres plenty of imagination on display hereand research, too, as baxter invents not only a credible mission to mars but also a credible technical, political and personal history behind. The massive program of rearmament and autarky that allowed germany to build up the military it had by 193940 was ruinous to the countries finances and the only way germany was even able to pay for it as long as they did was through a complicated economic juggling act that used shellcompanies to acquire the necessary foreign currency. I found the book so compelling that i read it in two days. David cameron visits the graves of first world war soldiers in zonnebeke, belgium. Alternate history or alternative history is a genre of fiction consisting of stories in which one or more historical events occur differently. Fatherland, by robert harris, a 1992 novel of alternate history conceived as. Top 10 ways the nazis could have won world war ii listverse. Alternate history map in case of a german victory during world war 2. The alternate history of how the germans won the war peter g.
The most popular theme for alternative histories by far is world war ii it would have been possible to populate the entire list with books where the nazis won or the conflicts outcome is drastically different. World war ii alternate histories alternative history. Such writings express ideas of what the world would be like had the axis powers of germany, italy, and japan won world war ii. The german objective in the battle of the bulge wacht am rhein was to seize the port of antwerp, in order to deny the british and americans this vital link in their supply lines. Many, many alternate history ask how the world would be different if germany had won world war ii. If he had waited a decade longer, germany would have had more time to develop a military force that could have won on such a large scale. The thing that stuck in my mind was that the tone, phrases, attitudes, etc of the book were of the winner writes history slant which would be. World war ii set humanity on a path to our modern world. His southern victory or timeline191 series has the confederates beating the union. Nazi germany had a lot of disadvantages and would have needed several lucky breaks just to durably win the war in europe and already got several breaks that would seem improbable if presented as fiction, never mind grow to a globespanning empire, but many. It was predominantly called the world war or the great war from its occurrence until the start of world war ii in 1939, and the first world war or world war i thereafter. My alternate history world where germany wins everything. Totally agree, ussr was an industrial giant with millions of men to throw at the germans. Nov 01, 2011 hitler triumphant provides another alternate history what if collection of scenarios, this using hitlers decisions and key changing points during the war to provide a more scholarly survey of how different circumstances could have altered the outcomes and given hitler victory.
Though they lost hundreds of thousands if not millions in the great incirclements of barbarossa,they still had more then enough replacements. Im guessing the op would want a book with a timeline on the nazis winning the war, more like turtledoves early tl191 books. Dick is one of the first alternate history novels to look at an axis victory in world war two. Jul 21, 2008 i seem to remember somebody mentioning a what if fiction book that looked back at wwii after the fact, written as if germany had won wwii. An american ambassador is finally being posted to berlin. Southern victory also called timeline191 after general robert e. This vibrant fiction genre could be renamed what if books. Hypothetical axis victory in world war ii wikipedia. An alternative history set in berlin 1964 and the nazis have won the. Imperial germany has become the most powerful nation in the world. Oil and triumph of nazi germany in 1945 the leader of nazi germany took his own life in an underground bunker surrounded by the smoldering remains of his capital city. If we add the various territories occupied by germany after 1937, germanys superiority over the soviet union becomes quite marked. Tired of alternate history books where the axis won world war ii, or the south won the civil war. What if there were magicians during the napoleonic war.
Agent of byzantium has the byzantine empire surviving. Norman spinrad, the iron dream 1972, which is presented as a science fiction novel written by pulpfiction artist adolf hitler after he flees germany to live in the united states after the end of the first world war. By the author of breakout ww ii era alternate history himmlers war and rising sun, a compelling alternate history thriller. In 8 out of ten germany wins and in one of the two thant the nazis lost one last.
It has been nearly two decades since the end of the second world war. How to have germany win it all in ww2 alternate history fiction. Using this trope is typically prone to alternate history wank and dated history. After winning ww i, germany invades america in 1920, marching through california and texas as a desperate nation resists. It involved all the worlds great powers, which were assembled in two opposing alliances. Without germany to get in the way, russia made a bid for world domination, bringing out wwii anyway, just in a different flavour. Except germany simply does not have the money to do so. The most common variant of these detail the victory and survival of the axis powers. The usa and soviet union fight nazi germany in an alternate world war ii after a british capitulation in 1940. The top five alternative history novels written by women. The 11 coolest alternate history stories in video games. Japan struck north rather than south, russia fell, germany is unassailable in europe. They try to prevent the axis powers from winning world war ii. My alternate history world where germany wins everything ever its the second reich and not the third one so you cant call me a.
Norman spinrad, the iron dream 1972, which is presented as a science fiction novel written by pulpfiction artist adolf hitler after he flees germany to live in. Thats good, or else the man in the high castle by philip k. The most unusual alternate history novels ever published. In that later case is a draw and nazi germany signs a truce with soviet union. A slightly more plausible map of what germany might look like if it won ww2 by 1blomma via deviantart.
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