Robert Conroy
explores a fascinating “what if” in Himmler's war. What if Hitler had
been accidentally killed during the latter stages of World War 2 and Himmler,
the brutal head of the SS had assumed control of the Nazi war machine? How
would the rest of the war – and indeed the 20th Century – have
panned out?
In Himmler's
war, the new Führer, Heinrich Himmler, expands Germany's search for a super
weapon. The Allies consider their options. Fight to the bitter end or negotiate
peace with the new, more rational, NAZI leader? (Himmler actually listens to
his generals, unlike his predecessor).
This is a very
readable book, however Conroy sometimes stretches the bounds of possibility.
Chris Nuttall, writing in the CGN book reviews blogspot, states that
“[h]istorically, the German nuclear program was unable to produce a bomb. The
idea that they can jump to building a working device – and then slipping it to
Moscow to blow up Stalin – is implausible, to say the least”.
Conroy, Robert. Himmler’s war, Riverdale, NY: Baen
Books, 2011.
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