Greenhill books ; London. 1995
Greenhill Alternate History Anthologies Series
Within the realm of alternate history literature and scenarios, World War II is particularly fertile ground for inventive scenarios. In this book of Counter-factual history, ten military historians—which included book editor Kenneth Macksey—looked at scenarios which could have changed the course of the war towards the Third Reich and its Axis partners against the Allies or that the Allies could have decided to the detriment of the Nazis. This dramatic, but technical and historically accurate work straddles the border between fiction and non-fiction. The scenarios examined are fictitious, but are treated as if they had really occurred.
Based on crucial turning points of the war, these dramatic possibilities develop from choices Hitler could realistically have made, whether strategic, diplomatic, or economic. They fall well within the bounds of what might actually have occurred, and are projected only from factual situations and the options available. Real people behave in character, and projected technological innovations are all plausible. There are no alien landings, magical forces or wonder weapons involved. The resulting thought provoking scenarios are gripping and graphically illustrate the role of chance decisions and events in history, showing how major consequences can result from minor changes in the course of events.
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