1901: A Thrilling Novel of a War that Never Was - Softcover

Robert Conroy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0891418431 ISBN 13: 9780891418436

Publisher: Presidio Press, 2004

Synopsis

The year is 1901. Germany's navy is the second largest in the world; their army, the most powerful. But with the exception of a small piece of Africa and a few minor islands in the Pacific, Germany is without an empire. Kaiser Wilhelm II demands that the United States surrender its newly acquired territories: Guam, Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Philippines. President McKinley indignantly refuses, so with the honor and economic future of the Reich at stake, the Kaiser launches an invasion of the United States, striking first on Long Island. Now the Americans, with their army largely disbanded, must defend the homeland. When McKinley suffers a fatal heart attack, the new commander in chief, Theodore Roosevelt, rallies to the cause, along with Confederate general James Longstreet. From the burning of Manhattan to the climactic Battle of Danbury, American forces face Europe's most potent war machine in a blazing contest of will against strength.

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Review:

"FASCINATING . . . A page-turner. The plot is skillfully crafted. Its style is clear, crisp, and bold."
-Oakland Press

"IMAGINATIVE AND ENTERTAINING."
-Detroit Free Press

"PACKED WITH ACTION."
-Detroit News

"The yarn is likely to please both military history and alternate history buffs. . . . The writing . . . keeps us turning the pages."
-Booklist

"An intriguing blend of historical fact and fiction."
-Detroit Free Press

"A solid what-if historical . . . Cleverly conceived."
-Publishers Weekly

Synopsis:

In 1901, as the imperial German navy invades the United States, President McKinley suffers a fatal heart attack and Theodore Roosevelt, the new commander in chief, rallies the disorganized American forces to defend their homeland, in a novel of alternatehistory.

About this edition

• Publisher: Presidio Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0891418431
• ISBN 13: 9780891418436
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 416