Harry Turtledove
is one of the most prolific alternative history fiction writers. Hitler's war is
the first book in his six book The war that came early series.
The basic premise of this novel is that World War 2 started one year earlier than in our timeline with the Munich Crisis of 1938. In Hitler's war there was no appeasement with Germany and war was declared against her when Hitler's troops marched into the Sudetenlad in Czechoslovakia.
Published in 2009, Hitler's war tells the story through the perspective of several different characters including a Jewish girl in Germany, an American woman stranded in Germany as well as soldiers from all nationalities and sides.
This is a very readable book with The Library Journal's review stating that 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, August 1, 2009)
Turtledove, Harry. Hitler’s war, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2009.
The war that came early hexology
- Hitler's war (2009)
- West and east (2010)
- The big switch (2011)
- Coup d'etat (2012)
- Two fronts (2013)
- Last orders (2014)
Harry Turtledove's Website
Books in Print Professional Reviews
Goodreads Readers Reviews
