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The Moscow Option: An Alternative Second World War - Softcover

Downing, David

 
9781853676741: The Moscow Option: An Alternative Second World War
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1853676748 ISBN 13: 9781853676741
Publisher: Greenhill Books, 2006

Synopsis

This is a chilling alternate history of World War II. Based on actual choices presented to the Third Reic, this is an entirely plausible and gripping narrative. This provocative alternate history looks at World War II from a new angle - what might have happened had the Germans taken Moscow in 1941. Based on authentic history and real possibilities, this book plays out the dramatic consequences of opportunities taken and examines the grotesque possibilities of a Third Reich triumphant. On 30 September 1941, the Germans fight their way into the ruins of Moscow, and the Soviet Union collapses. Although Russian resistance continues, German ambition multiplies after this signal victory and offensives are launched in Africa, the Mediterranean and the Middle East. Hitler's armies, assured of success, make their leader's dreams reality, and Allied hopes of victory seem to be hopelessly doomed. David Downing's writing is fluid and eminently believable, as he blends actual events with the intriguing possibilities of alternate history. "The Moscow Option" is a chilling reminder that the course of World War II might easily have run very differently.

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Review

A very good read . . . I won t spoil the book by giving the end away . . . A page-turner to the end --Military Illustrated

'A most readable and clever tale, full of striking inventions --- Sir Kingsley Amis

In this addition to the popular what if genre of history, Downing explores what might have happened if the Germans had taken Moscow during the Second World War. --Publishing News: Recommended Title, September 2005

Synopsis

This is a chilling alternate history of World War II. Based on actual choices presented to the Third Reic, this is an entirely plausible and gripping narrative. This provocative alternate history looks at World War II from a new angle - what might have happened had the Germans taken Moscow in 1941. Based on authentic history and real possibilities, this book plays out the dramatic consequences of opportunities taken and examines the grotesque possibilities of a Third Reich triumphant. On 30 September 1941, the Germans fight their way into the ruins of Moscow, and the Soviet Union collapses. Although Russian resistance continues, German ambition multiplies after this signal victory and offensives are launched in Africa, the Mediterranean and the Middle East. Hitler's armies, assured of success, make their leader's dreams reality, and Allied hopes of victory seem to be hopelessly doomed. David Downing's writing is fluid and eminently believable, as he blends actual events with the intriguing possibilities of alternate history. "The Moscow Option" is a chilling reminder that the course of World War II might easily have run very differently.

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Publisher
Greenhill Books
Publication date
2006
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1853676748
ISBN 13 
9781853676741
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
256