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01 November 2011

Hitler, the Victory That Nearly Was

Another alternate history book (vice weird WW2) based on a delay of Barabrossa until 1942, and in turn Hitler was able to convince his Japanese allies to delay their Perl Harbour attack also for a coordinated effect.  As a consequence, the Germans refocus their 1941 strategy on consolidating their holdings in the Eastern Mediterranean after the Greece and Crete campaigns, and supporting the Afrika Korps.  All else follows from those key decisions.

What makes this book really enjoyable is that the author is a wargamer, and gamed the scenarios he postulates to ensure they were realistic.  What that means is that scenarios literally fall out of this book, including orders of battle.  I'm only on the third chapter so far, but loving it.  The diversions from historical timeline are clearly delineated, and the compounding effects are easy to follow.

Recommended.

http://www.amazon.com/Hitler-Victory-That-Nearly-Was/dp/0715392158
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8 comments:

  1. The Angry LurkerTuesday, 01 November, 2011

    This one I need, he must have read my thoughts.

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  2. AdamTuesday, 01 November, 2011

    Very interesting sounding. I'll put this on the list to read.

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  3. styxTuesday, 01 November, 2011

    Amazon has them cheap, may have to pick up a copy to read on my next order. Hitler was insane but also a very brilliant man, you don't end up on the cover of Time Magazine without good reason. If a few things went different we would all be speaking German. Oddly, English is a split language based on the grounds of the Germanic language.

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  4. Ray RousellTuesday, 01 November, 2011

    Ooo!! this sounds extremely interesting, I'll check it out, cheers!!

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  5. UnknownTuesday, 01 November, 2011

    Written by a wargamer you say?hmmm, worth checking out then. Full of possibilities there

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  6. DanTuesday, 01 November, 2011

    Sounds like a great read, I might have to look into this.

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  7. RodgerTuesday, 01 November, 2011

    Sounds really cool Paul.

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  8. lrqanTuesday, 01 November, 2011

    Yep, one for my wish list. I remember Bruce QUARRIE modern rule systems from the 80's. Fairly decent, so I'll look forward to this.

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