The best alternative histories in literature on abebooks. 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. The novel and the tv show focuses about a world where an alternate history exists. Aug 31, 2017 before the war, germany had made a lot of groundbreaking discoveries, and it is not unreasonable to assume that germany was very close to creating the abomb though there is a lot of debate and speculation as to how true the nazis claims were. This is perhaps the greatest historical what if of all time. Using authoritative sources footnoted the book outlines the war aims of the nazi leadership as if they were realized. Jan 17, 2016 with a spitfire in front of buckingham palace and nazi soldiers pointing guns, scenes from a new bbc drama show how london may have looked if germany had won the second world war filming of the. Apr 05, 2017 imperial germany s high seas fleet was the second most powerful navy in the world in 1914, behind britains grand fleet. Today we look at three fictional scenarios where nazi germany and their axis allies do win world war 2 and what it means for.
His southern victory or timeline191 series has the confederates beating the union. How germany could have won world war i the national interest. People tend to forget nazism was quite popular outside germany. It is twenty years after nazi germanys triumphant victory in world war ii and the. A hypothetical axis victory in world war ii has become a common concept of alternative history and counterfactual history. Germany uses blitzkrieg tactics while russia invade poland through huge numerical superiority. In one of the multiverses of marvel zombies, the zombie infection goes to wwii and the nazi won the war by being converted into zombies, that included some of the heroes. He wrote a book that goes through his thinking month by month, and it is free online.
Books how the war was lost by the allies and how the world looks in the year 2000. Such writings express ideas of what the world would be like had the axis powers of germany, italy, and japan won world war ii. Here are a few facts to consider before making your own judgement. Germany began construction of bomber bases in iceland. A slightly more plausible map of what germany might look like if it won ww2 by 1blomma via deviantart. Theres no telling what could have happened if germany became a nuclear state during world war ii. Numerous examples exist in several languages worldwide. A leading authority on 20thcentury germany combines scholarship and readability in this analysis of year zero, the turning point in the history of the german people. What would have happened if germany had won world war i.
Now germany is doing better, but, in and of itself, it is not a war winner. The city was also the birthplace of the nuremberg laws, a set of draconian antisemitic laws adopted by nazi germany. The man in the high castle won the hugo award for best novel in 1963. Books about ordinary german life prewwii germany history. Hypothetical axis victory in world war ii wikipedia. 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. On earth76611, nazi access to vibranium wins them the war.
In a matter of days, poland is under german and russian control. Nazi germany wins unlike everyone else i actually read the question and the rules about the fight and it says germany controls all of europe except for ussr territory so it doesn t need to import since it controls the whole continent and can supply its oil need from the north sea scandinavia and everything else from places it controls in europe. The whole point of germanys warfare was to defeat russia. World war 3 germany wins sequel scenario may 15th 1947 the germans launch massive parade in berlin embracing the victory, as other parades take part in all the other axis countries.
Germanys war documents that the allied leaders of the soviet union, great britain and the united states were primarily responsible for starting and prolonging world war iicosting million of lives. Defeat of germany in world war ii was possible without u. Germany s spring offensive in 1918 broke the frenchbritish line and germany won world war i. I am doing a project for school on the german military, and i have to get most, if not all of their battles, i know only know of one major battle they won and thats market garden. Sep 09, 2016 ever wondered what today would look like if the axis won world war 2. Albert, bridget barstow, steve bernard, gregory blair.
Dec 03, 2014 i just read the novel going to the dogs. His days of infamy books have japan occupying hawaii. It mustered fifteen dreadnoughts to britains twentytwo, and five. 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. Dick you cant discuss alternate history without bringing up the man in the high castle. The man in the high castle is an alternate history novel by american writer philip k. Top 10 ways the nazis could have won world war ii listverse. Getting britain out of the war, as early as possible, would have been a major success.
Was it ever possible for germany to win world war ii. Countless history books, tv documentaries and feature films made about world war ii, many accept a similar narrative of the war in the west, which may not be entirely accurate. If one can find fault with this book, it is for sticking too closely to the new orthodoxy of the history of world war ii. Bbc drama shows how london might have looked if germany had. Robert harris, fatherland 1992, another one in which germany wins the war, although the u. The british will likely cancel gallipolli, and move the troops to the somme, so by the time falkenhayn turns west in 1916, there will be more not fewer entente divisions in france. There could have been a darker and more repressed feel to europe.
The side that makes the fewer mistakes wins cricket matches, court battles, football games, and wars. Have the soviet purges be even greater, crippling not just the leadership but the lower ranks too. This vibrant fiction genre could be renamed what if books. Death camps in americas heartland, secret police raids in urban centers, social media spying on your every move. Other fictional books set in a world where germany wins the second world war.
If they win a short war in 1914, with the schlieffen plan the plan to quickly defeat the french first to avoid fighting on two fronts working, its different than if they win a negotiated victory after a long, hard fight at the end of 1916 or early in 1917, which is the other possibility. The term pax germanica, latin for german peace, is sometimes used for this theoretical. Germany wins world war two alternative history fandom. How germany and japan couldve won realclearhistory. 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 british empire and the french empire declare war against the german reich. The first part discusses the german armed forces and german economys preparations and readiness for war and covers the fighting through the fall of.
The royal family is evacuated to canada while the english government, devoid of winston churchill who is killed in the initial bombing, retreats to. With a spitfire in front of buckingham palace and nazi soldiers pointing guns, scenes from a new bbc drama show how london may have looked. Europe would definitely be different if germany won in 1918. Ever wondered what today would look like if the axis won world war 2. New tv series, shows nazi germany winning ww2 read 7522 times shitlord. Stargardts germans fight their war strictly on an eastwest axis. A new history of the second world war in europe, by author steven d mercatante, obviously falls into the latter category. Alternate history what if germany had won world war i. Nov 15, 2015 if one can find fault with this book, it is for sticking too closely to the new orthodoxy of the history of world war ii. World russia world war ii nazi germany red army most russians believe the soviet military would have been able to win world war ii without the efforts of the u. The german war, by nicholas stargardt the new york times.
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. Dick is the same author of blade runner which ridley scott also converted into a film way back in 1982 with harrison ford playing the lead role. Quoted from his endorsement of why germany nearly won. Allied bombings from 1943 until 1945 destroyed more than 90% of. The whole point of germany s warfare was to defeat russia. If germany won world war ii paperback august 1, 1997 by charles a. June 1st 1947 the germans begin the london trials which put on trial major allied commanders, joseph stalin, montgomery, winston churchill, zhukov, and patton. After failure of talks regarding the polish corridor and danzig, germany formalizes an alliance with russia. I will not talk about likely, just about possible, and to that the answer is yes. German ww2 luftwaffe book the blonde knight of germany eric hartmann signed. The man in the high castle is set in a world where axis powers win the second world war and divide the globe between the german reich. However, having said all that, the really fascinating arguments put up to suggest that yes, the germans could have won are great. Today we look at three fictional scenarios where nazi germany and their axis allies do win world war 2. This harrowing, hugo awardwinning novel is the work that established philip k.
The initial assumption is that germany wins the battle of britain in 1940 and successfully executes operation sea lion unternehmen seelowe, its reallife plan to invade and occupy great britain. Far from being the conqueror of europe, adolf hitler saved it from stalin. In 2015, the book was adapted as a multiseason tv series, with dicks. Germany began construction of bomber bases in iceland, the azores, and the canary islands shirer, 879. 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.
Imperial germanys high seas fleet was the second most powerful navy in the world in 1914, behind britains grand fleet. While nazi germany winning world war two makes for great literary fiction, how plausible was it really. This has led both novelists and historians to speculate about might have happened if germany had won. In fact, in the 193940 war against the original allies of france, poland and great britain, germany did win. With the collapse of the soviet union, america stood alone. Before the war, germany had made a lot of groundbreaking discoveries, and it is not unreasonable to assume that germany was very close to creating the abomb though there is a lot of debate and speculation as to how true the nazis claims were. Stroyar, in world war ii germany does not attack the soviet union and develops a nuclear weapons program. Nov 26, 2010 how many battles did germany win in ww2. 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. The man in the high castle is based on a 1962 novel written by philip k. Macleods the summer isles also involves germany winning wwi. And even with my timely response i still need to edit it after posting. Set in 1962 after nazi germany and japan won world war ii in 1948.