| 1920 Contributor(s): Conroy, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 1451639317 ISBN-13: 9781451639315 Publisher: Baen OUR PRICE: $22.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Science Fiction - Time Travel - Fiction | War & Military - Fiction | Alternative History |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2013032739 |
| Physical Information: 1.4" H x 6.3" W x 9.3" (1.20 lbs) 368 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: By the author of breakout WW II era alternate history Himmler's War and Rising Sun, a compelling alternate history thriller. After winning WW I, Germany invades America in 1920, marching through California and Texas as a desperate nation resists. Consider another 1920: Imperial Germany has become the most powerful nation in the world. In 1914, she had crushed England, France, and Russia in a war that was short but entirely devastating. By 1920, Kaiser Wilhelm II is looking for new lands to devour. The United States is fast becoming an economic super-power and the only nation that can conceivably threaten Germany. The U.S. is militarily inept, however, and is led by a sick and delusional president who wanted to avoid war at any price. Thus, Germany is able to ship a huge army to Mexico to support a puppet government. Her real goal: the invasion and permanent conquest of California and Texas. America desperately resists as the mightiest and most brutal army in the world in a battle fought on land, at sea, and in the air as enemy armies savagely marched up on California, and move north towards a second Battle of the Alamo. Only the indomitable spirit of freedom can answer the Kaiser's challenge. About 1920: America's Great War: "Conroy offers up a believable scenario and heroics galore on the part of the good guys, ranging from trench fighting to the first tank charge. . . .good fun for alternate history buffs."--Library Journal About Robert Conroy's Rising Sun "Conroy extrapolates a new and militarily plausible direction for WWII . . . A thrilling adventure."--Booklist About Robert Conroy's Himmler's War " Conroy] adds a personal touch to alternate history by describing events through the eyes of fictional characters serving on the front lines. VERDICT: Historical accuracy in the midst of creative speculation makes this piece of alternate history believable."-Library Journal About Red Inferno: 1945 "An ensemble cast of fictional characters. . . and historical figures powers the meticulously researched story line with diverse accounts of the horrors of war, making this an appealing read for fans of history and alternate history alike."--Publishers Weekly " E]ngrossing and grimly plausible. . .the suspense holds up literally to the last page."--Booklist About 1945: " moving and thought-provoking. . ."--Publishers Weekly "Realistic. . ."--Booklist About 1942 ." . .fans of Tom Clancy and Agent Jack Bauer should find a lot to like here."--Publishers Weekly "A significant writer of alternate history turns here to the popular topic of Pearl Harbor, producing. . . this rousing historical action tale."--Booklist "A high-explosive what-if, with full-blooded characters."--John Birmingham, bestselling author of Without Warning About 1901: ." . .cleverly conceived. . .Conroy tells a solid what-if historical."--Publishers Weekly ." . . likely to please both military history and alternative history buffs."--Booklist |