Big Switch

#3 War That Came Early

Harry Turtledove

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Del Rey
15 July 2012

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Adventure; War & combat fiction; Science fiction; Sci-Fi Alternate History

Series: The War That Came Early

In 1941 Winston Churchill was Hitler's worst enemy. Then a Nazi secret agent changed everything. What if Neville Chamberlain, instead of appeasing Hitler, had stood up to him in 1938? Enraged, Hitler reacts by lashing out at the West, promising his soldiers that they will reach Paris by the new year. Instead, three years pass, and with his genocidal apparatus not fully in place, Hitler barely survives a coup, while Jews cling to survival, and England and France wonder whether the war is still worthwhile. The stage is set for World War II to unfold far differently from the history we know. Through the eyes of characters ranging from a brawling American serving with the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in Spain to a woman who has seen Hitler's evil face-to-face, The Big Switch rolls relentlessly forward into 1941. As the Germans and their Polish allies slam into the gut of the USSR in the west, Japan pummels away in the east. Meanwhile, in the trenches of France, French and Czech forces are out-manned but not outfought by their Nazi enemy. Then the stalemate is shattered. In England Winston Churchill dies suddenly, leaving the gray men wondering who their real enemy is. And as the USSR makes peace with Japan, the empire of the Rising Sun looks westward. Its war with America about to begin...

By: Harry Turtledove
Imprint: Del Rey
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 462g
ISBN: 9780345491879
ISBN 10: 0345491874
Series: The War That Came Early
Publication Date: 15 July 2012
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Big Switch (#3 War That Came Early)

PRAISE FOR HARRY TURTLEDOVE Turtledove is the standard-bearer for alternate history. -- USA Today Hitler's War [Turtledove's] mastery of the ever-widening ripples that small changes make in history is unchallenged, his storytelling always gripping, and his research impeccable. -- Library Journal Turtledove is always good, but this return to World War II . . . is genuinely brilliant. . . . The characterizations in particular bring the book to extraordinary life and will make most readers hope this is the beginning of another saga. -- Booklist West and East There's plenty to satisfy fans of military strategy, tactics, and armaments. -- Publishers Weekly From the Hardcover edition.