Jan 27, 2015 the man in the high castle, by philip k. Fatherland, by robert harris, a 1992 novel of alternate history conceived as. My book is called the only thing to fear and the author is caroline tung richmond. Jul 18, 2019 inside the drug use that fueled nazi germany. It is important, says quayle, to realize that nazism is just not a political. In a slim but fascinating book titled visions of victory, historian gerhard l. Inventing a world in which hitler won the new york times. This show imagines what life would be like if the nazis had won world war ii. How hitler could have won world war ii by bevin alexander. New york imagining a world where the nazis won world war ii has been fertile ground to fiction authors for decades. Most of us rally around the glory of the allies victory over the nazis in world war ii.
From an acclaimed military historian, a fascinating account of just how close the allies were to losing world war ii. When the fighting and the bloodshed were done, they were going to build a new fascist empire over the ruins of europe. Amazons new drama answers that question slowly in the man in the high castle, its 1962, 15 years after the. Feb 26, 2018 this post on world war ii books is sponsored by libby. What few realize is that a visualization of this dark fantasy already exists. What is a realistic way the nazis could have won wwii. With most of western europe under his control after the summer of 1940, and. Dicks famous 1962 novel, the man in the high castle, william shirers controversial 1961 look magazine article, if hitler had won world war. Books how the war was lost by the allies and how the world looks in the year 2000. Amazons new television adaptation the man in the high castlepart of the streaming services 2015 pilot seasonopens in a conquered new york. In dc comics, earth x is an alternative earth in which the nazis won world war ii. In a book, a mention of a popular current movie or song, or. Italy, germany and japan would have been regarded as the worlds liberators from the evils of judeobolschevism and judeocapitalism.
Map by morgan hauser via wikimedia what if hitler and the nazis had won world war ii. Napoleon and the conquest of the world by louis geoffroy, napoleon s first french empire emerging. In 2015, the book was adapted as a multiseason tv series, with dicks. Numerous examples exist in several languages worldwide. Jan 19, 2015 how close nazi germany came to dominating europe. 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. I have been waiting for years to read this book because of it. Could nazi germany have won world war ii if hitler didnt.
His southern victory or timeline191 series has the confederates beating the union. Inside the drug use that fueled nazi germany history. After ww2 germany was forced to add made in germany on every product they made. What would have happened if hitler had won world war ii. This version of the nazi victory is set in europe and the holocaust remains undiscovered. What might have happened if the nazis won world war ii. America would be like if the nazis and japanese had won wwii. The man in the high castle takes place in 1962 in an america conquered and divided by the nazis and the japs.
How germany and japan couldve won realclearhistory. But he needed a few wiser decisions at some inflection points. Ohler has stressed that his book doesnt seek to blame the nazis war crimes on their use of drugs. If the nazis had won world war ii, would technology have. Juliana soon has her own spiritual experience when she arrives in cheyenne. Whats the name of that book query abandoned by poster. In this alternate place, the rockies up to the atlantic is part of the greater nazi reich while the pacific coast is known as the japanese pacific states. Aug 17, 2010 however, the book was written as more of a political thriller intimating that parts of project paperclip, the realworld integration of former nazis into the u. The undisputed king of alternative histories is the prolific harry turtledove, who has helped guide the genre into mainstream reading. S, russia, and other nations and was further continued by the nazis who escaped germany at the end of the war. Top 10 ways the nazis could have won world war ii listverse.
The regime ended after the allies defeated germany in may 1945, ending world war ii in europe. This leads to a lot of intriguing speculations about how the world might have turned out. Historians are in no doubt that stalingrad was a key turning point in ww2, if not the main turning point. I choose this book because it sounds like a good book because it said what if hitler won the war world two. 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. I havent seen too many books or movies about the world after its completely taken over by the ussr or about what would have happened if the kaiser had won the first world war. Glimpse into the nazi plans for great britain by trow, mei isbn. May 26, 1992 the premise of fatherland is interesting. A lot of historic material exists to support various theories about how the germans and the japanese could have won world war ii. Jan 22, 2015 amazons new television adaptation the man in the high castlepart of the streaming services 2015 pilot seasonopens in a conquered new york. The research instigated by the nazis, he says, toward developing various forms of perverted science didnt end with world war ii, it was adapted by the u. Because of the marshall plan germany actually developed economically alot better.
Im going to say if nazis won things would be different, indeed. What would happen if germany won world war 2 answers. Amazons new drama answers that question slowly in the man in the high castle, its 1962, 15 years after the axis powers nuke washington and the americans. How hitler could have won world war ii is a nice read and can be interesting at times, particularly in the opening chapters, before falling sharply into mediocrity. No holds are barred, including an examination of the pogroms they conducted. Jul 07, 2016 here is the question and subhead text at the time i write this. Apr 11, 2018 how would the world look if the nazis won. How the nazis really won the war operation disclosure old. 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. The man in the high castle is an alternate history novel by american writer philip k. Basically i think this shadow government or the globalists are actually nazis.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. 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. 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. Sep 09, 2016 ever wondered what today would look like if the axis won world war 2. A 3part bbc miniseries focusing on television writer peter ingram, who lives in a presentday britain in which nazi germany won world war ii. Fatherland by robert harris is a slightly more realistic look at what europe might look like after hitler had won the war. Holland argues, the nazis would have had to crush their enemies completely in the first phase of the war in order to have any chance of winning. Pictures are appropriate and serve to graphically support what sadly seems to have become cliche in the interim. A hypothetical axis victory in world war ii has become a common concept of alternative history and counterfactual history. I think the nazis won ww2, and have been ruling, deceiving us since then. The nazis were defeated, and the allies stood victorious. This book got me thinking that what time period it is because it tells you after president roosevelt got executed the nazis had claimed fertile lands to the.
Using authoritative sources footnoted the book outlines the war aims of the nazi leadership as if they were realized. There also would probably be a lot less multiculturalism, as well as a stronger, and a wealthier white people. Nazi germany suffered the complete loss of its greatest, largest and most battlehardened army, the sixth army, and the defeat marked the end of german expansion eastwards. My high school teacher made this book required reading back in the day, and im glad he did. I want to answer the question asked and then talk about the question you really should ask. Dec 17, 2015 world war ii set humanity on a path to our modern world. Set in 1964 berlin, all the novels characters are sharply drawn and passionately motivated in decidedly political directions.
The show in question is the man in the high castle which is based on the awardwinning book by blade runner writer philip k. However, what is often overlooked is how the intersection between adolf hitler s influential personality and his military strategy was critical in causing germany to lose the. Could nazi germany and imperial japan have won world war ii. Can anyone recommend any other alternative ww2 history distopia books. Fascism would have been solidified as a legitimate ideology, like communism in our timeline, and political and social change would be halted up to this day. This is a list of alternate history fiction, sorted by type.
This is perhaps the greatest historical what if of all time. Written in 1992, its set in a fictional 1964 in the week leading up to hitlers 75th birthday. I dont view the third reich as my ideal, personally, but it certainly offered some things that have been completely lacking in western civilization since 1945. The nazis didnt just take battle plans and explosives into world war ii. The best alternative histories in literature on abebooks.
America as the man in the high castle depicted it if the nazis and japanese won wwii. The nazis already had already written up the blueprints for their new order. This is what the nazis planned for wales if they won world. While, there probably would be more inhumane actions, less freedom, and some groups would tragically disappear. The special prosecution book for great britain was known as the black book and included 2,820 people who would be arrested. Mar 31, 2019 this is what the nazis planned for wales if they won world war two. 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.
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 hitler s control in such a readable fashion as to intrigue both armchair generals as well as serious students of military strategy and tactics. If the nazis had won world war two, if their power had continued to spread, they. What might have happened if nazi germany had been victorious in world war ii. Hypothetical axis victory in world war ii wikipedia.
This specific book goes into some very good detail as to what the nazis actually were. If nazi germany and her allies won world war ii and got all or most of what they desired, then the following would have happened. Nov 26, 2015 a new big budget series on amazon answers perhaps the biggest what if question in history. The man in the high castle is an american alternate history web television series depicting a parallel universe where the axis powers win world war ii. I think we can agree that hitler would be virtually unstoppable with that amount of resources and equipment. Tos the city on the edge of forever alternate world war ii outcome. World war ii set humanity on a path to our modern world.
It was created by frank spotnitz and is produced by amazon studios, scott free productions, headline pictures, electric shepherd productions, and big light productions. In september 1940 the raf was within a whisker of defeat, leaving britain open to invasion. Program creators, robert wade and neal purvis, cowrote each of the last halfdozen 007 films. Only a few books, such as walter shirers if hitler had won world war two and daniel quins after dachau, confronted the holocaust. Empire beneath the ice by stephen quayle posted by karla akins on january 29, 2016 i have a wee confession to make. By downloading libby to your smartphone, you can access thousands of ebooks and audiobooks from your library for free anytime and anywhere. Unlike the man in the high castle, japan was defeated by the united states during the war. 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 the 20032004 captain america story arc cap lives captain america vol. What would the world actually be like if the nazis had won. First published in 1960, this national book award winner and new york times bestseller traces the rise and fall of nazi germany from adolf hitlers birth in 1889 to the end of world war ii. The political futurist norman spinrads the iron dream. It is set in a world where the nazis have won second world war and are now a major power base in the world. Could nazi germany have won world war ii if hitler didnt invade russia.
The rest of the world would have similarly benefited had the germans been victorious since german influence would have surely spread elsewhere. Sophisticated weaponry based on outofthisworld technology. A better environment, and technology further than we have. The series in general and this volume in particular is outstanding, especially for the motivated lay reader who wants to get into the many wheels within wheels. A definitive book hypothesing how hitler could have won is war is still to be written without going into xfiles nonsense of nazi flying saucers. Considering the looming bankruptcy of the nazi reich that pushed hitler into ww2, he couldnt possibly make it without the war. What if germany had won world war ii a chilling glimpse into the nazi plans for great britain.
Nov 11, 2017 with so much top nazi personnel and stolen nazi money escaping the allies at the end of ww2, this is another way in which the nazis won the war even though germany was itself conquered and captured by allied forces. Aug 31, 2018 how did the nazis really lose world war ii. Hitlers hollywood gives a glimpse opening april 11, a new documentary shows chilling footage of the life hitler envisioned had the third reich. In october 1941 russia teetered on the brink of collapse as panic gripped moscow and german troops stood forty miles away. Enterprise storm front where nazis seized east coast of america. I have a conspiracy theory regarding the nazis that i have been researching for some time now, and wherever i look, i find nazi fingerprints everywhere. If the nazis had won world war ii would technology have advanced at a faster rate. Dick you cant discuss alternate history without bringing up the man in the high castle. The story is often told of how the good fight was won by an astonishing array of manpower and stunning tactics. If germany had won in soviet union in 41 when the germans had reached moscows gates, and britain in 40, it could be that america and nazi germany may. Dick novel about a world in which the nazis and the japanese won world war ii. Dick, is an acknowledged classic of the alternativehistory genre the sort of books that imagine a world in which something important had gone differently.