If germany won world war ii paperback august 1, 1997 by charles a. A plot is thus discovered to eliminate all of those. The man in the high castle is an alternate history novel by american writer philip k. The best alternative histories in literature on abebooks.
Nov 02, 2017 glimpse into the nazi plans for great britain by trow, mei isbn. Rising to power in an unstable germany, adolf hitler and his national socialist nazi party rearmed the nation and signed treaties. Hypothetical axis victory in world war ii wikipedia. What if germany was red and the world was doomed hoi4 duration. Being one of them i will try to answer based on what we know and try to anticipate what wouldve happened. The story of the man in the high castle is about daily life under totalitarian fascist imperialism in 1962, fifteen years after the end of a longer second world war. World war ii was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. New amazon show wonders what life would be like if. Nov 26, 2010 the germans actually nearly did win the war. Subliminally or not, the photo represents elites secret view of the moon landing by white americans. What if germany had won world war ii a chilling glimpse into the nazi plans for great britain ebook.
Dick, is an acknowledged classic of the alternativehistory genre the sort of books that imagine a world in which something important had gone differently. All the bad and strange things which happened in germany in the 1920s are conventionally blamed on the harsh terms of the versailles treaty. The country would have imposed peace on the defeated allies at the treaty of potsdam, and it would not have had the reparations and grievances that were generally inflicted by france and versailles. This document is a reprint of a pamphlet published by messrs. 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. This is perhaps the greatest historical what if of all time. The author of savage continent, winner of the hesselltiltman history prize, recommends essential reading for understanding the sheer scale of suffering, dislocation and fighting after the war was over. A hypothetical axis victory in world war ii has become a common concept of alternative history and counterfactual history. Creating a new framework for understanding the second world war, one challenging todays conventional wisdom advancing a new interpretation of operation barbarossa, usually seen as the great german blunder of the war by those subscribing to the brute force. Fatherland is a 1992 alternative history detective novel by english writer and journalist robert harris. This brilliant book sheds new light on nazi germany. Germanys spring offensive in 1918 broke the frenchbritish line and germany won world war i. In may 1940, german panzers smashed through the low countries and into france. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
The german white book world war i document archive. 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. After the war, the list became known as the black book the information was prepared by the reich main security office. This book also reports the allied mass murder of the german people after the end of world war ii during which the alliesled by general dwight d. How germany and japan couldve won realclearhistory. Had hitler listened to his generals, or done one or two things differently, germany could have won the war. Bbc drama shows how london might have looked if germany won. A short history of the world after a victory by the nazis in world war ii. I wouldnt go so far as saying the nazis won, id rather call it a truce, if you look back, what happened to germany after ww2.
Alternatively, if hitler had won world war ii and then exercised a nationalist sphere of influence over the greater western world, wed have a more just, fair, and moral western world today. German ww2 luftwaffe book the blonde knight of germany eric hartmann signed. 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. Today we look at three fictional scenarios where nazi germany and their axis allies do win world war 2 and what it means for. Aug 15, 2019 how nazi germany could have won world war ii. The first part discusses the german armed forces and german economys preparations and readiness for war and covers the fighting through the fall of france. How germany won world war ii in 2017 the national interest. While nazi germany winning world war two makes for great literary fiction, how plausible was it really. The best books on the aftermath of world war ii five. Special search list great britain was a secret list of prominent british residents to be arrested, produced in 1940 by the ss as part of the preparation for the proposed invasion of britain codenamed unternehmen seelowe operation sea lion. The first part discusses the german armed forces and german economys preparations and readiness for war and covers the fighting through the fall of.
This brilliant book sheds new light on nazi germany save kl. No one can say for certain which result would have won out in the end. 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. Set in a universe in which nazi germany won world war ii, the storys lead protagonist is an officer of the kripo, the criminal police, who is investigating the murder of a nazi government official who participated at the wannsee conference. In his book deutschland im visier stalins germany in stalins gunsight published in 2015, schwipper clearly shows that in the period between the defeat of poland by germany and the su in the fall of 1939 and the german invasion of the su not quite two years later, the red army not only conducted any number of wars of aggression but. It is twenty years after nazi germanys triumphant victory in world war ii and the. Today we look at three fictional scenarios where nazi germany and their axis allies do win world war 2. The third reich and the united states are locked in a cold war, and harris delights in dropping hints concerning everything that is different as a result of the twist of the historical record. 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. A new history of the second world war in europe, by author steven d mercatante, obviously falls into the latter category. Scott started developing the concept for the tv adaptation of the book way back in 2010.
If nazi germany won ww2, how would the world be now. What if the confederates won the american civil war. The man in the high castle describes what you seem to be looking for. In 1962, fifteen years after imperial japan and nazi germany have won world war ii, robert bob childan owns an.
I will list all the evidence shortly, but keep in mind the nazis were the masters of deception and disinformation, they were the original spies later merged into us intellligence, highly organized and very intelligent and ruthless. In 1940, an oxford professor is invited to the 50th birthday celebration of john arthur, dictator of britain. This vibrant fiction genre could be renamed what if books. Because of the marshall plan germany actually developed economically alot better. What follows here is my take on this subject, based not only on standard history books, but on information gathered from formerly classified intelligence from u. Germany world war ii nazi germany war history book nightmare. Germany began construction of bomber bases in iceland. Using authoritative sources footnoted the book outlines the war aims of the nazi leadership as if they were realized. Mar 26, 2017 hence, the role that germany played in the events leading to the civil war in the former yugoslavia, when it decided to recognize croatian and slovenian independence in december 1991, a move that. The eu was hitlers idea and it proves germany won the second world war, claims new book the fascist eu was inspired and designed by the nazis and is. Dick is one of the first alternate history novels to look at an axis victory in world war two. A slightly more plausible map of what germany might look like if it won ww2 by 1blomma via deviantart. In his latest book, how hitler could have won world war ii, author bevin alexander has synthesized and analyzed the military campaigns by germany under hitlers control in such a readable fashion as to intrigue both armchair generals as well as serious students of military strategy and tactics.
Bbc drama shows how london might have looked if germany. 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. Ever wondered what today would look like if the axis won world war 2. In 2015, the book was adapted as a multiseason tv series, with dicks daughter, isa dick hackett, as a producer. A lot of historic material exists to support various theories about how the germans and the japanese could have won world war ii. Harris 1992 novel is among the ultimate alternate world war ii stories. Why germany nearly won offers the reader a fresh perspective on world war ii, including. One thing that could be said if germany won in the end.
Set in 1964, this alternatehistory spy thriller takes place in a world where nazi germany launches a massive. Jan 29, 2017 alternatively, if hitler had won world war ii and then exercised a nationalist sphere of influence over the greater western world, wed have a more just, fair, and moral western world today. Books how the war was lost by the allies and how the world looks in the year 2000. Hence, the role that germany played in the events leading to the civil war in the former yugoslavia, when it decided to recognize croatian and slovenian. Glimpse into the nazi plans for great britain by trow, mei isbn. Then, would wage war once their power has been secured in their new lands etc etc etc. Startlingly, this would be the first screen adaptation of the awardwinning story. What would have happened if germany had won world war i. Here are a few facts to consider before making your own judgement.
The imperial chancellors speech to the reichstag on the 4th august has been added as an appendix, and a few footnotes have been inserted to point out certain. Postwar europe was a scene of both physical and moral destruction. Germany s spring offensive in 1918 broke the frenchbritish line and germany won world war i. Hitler could have won ww ii easily, says former nazi general. Plans hitler would have put in motion if the nazis had won. Germany began construction of bomber bases in iceland, the azores, and the canary islands shirer, 879. 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. Books about ordinary german life prewwii germany history. I think the nazis won ww2, and have been ruling, deceiving us since then. If germany had won and the allies lost, the emphasis in these developments would certainly have been different, but not the fundamental trends. With the collapse of the soviet union, america stood alone. Alternate history what if germany had won world war i. How hitler could have won world war ii by bevin alexander.
Sep 09, 2016 ever wondered what today would look like if the axis won world war 2. America as the man in the high castle depicted it if the nazis and japanese won wwii. The story of a moralist by erich kastner, based on the authors experience in germany during the early 1930s as unemployment was rising. Top 10 ways the nazis could have won world war ii listverse. A photo of an american astronaut on the moon is shown, with the u.
A history of the nazi concentration camps has won this years wolfson prize credit. Such writings express ideas of what the world would be like had the axis powers of germany, italy, and japan won world war ii. In any event, fortune, or rather misfortune, saved the world. The eu was hitlers idea and it proves germany won the. 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.
The rest of the world would have similarly benefited had the germans been victorious since german influence would have surely spread elsewhere. 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. This is a germany where the nazis won wwii, took large swathes of territory, reorganized europe in their own image, and continue to fight russian partisans in the ural mountains. How the war was lost by the allies and how the world looks in the year 2000. Britain was extremely close to being invaded, they only very nearly won the battle of britain. Subsequently, britain went fascist following further poltical and economic reversals. In 1940, an oxford professor is invited to the 50th birthday celebration of. Amazon studios has an interesting new pilot thats currently available to prime members called the man in the high castle based on the philip k. So if nazi germany wasnt led by hitler who was stupid enough to attack one of his closest ally and would have bothered to wait a bit to act, nazi germany could have won the second worldwar by ending it quite soon. This question is very popular among history enthusiasts. Michael wittmann and the tiger commanders of the leibstandarte 1st edition. After ww2 germany was forced to add made in germany on every product they made. Jan 27, 2015 the man in the high castle, by philip k.