Red Inferno: 1945
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Summary
In April 1945， the Allies are charging toward Berlin from the west， the Russians from the east。 For Hitler， the situation is hopeless。 But at this turning point in history， another war is about to explode。
To win World War II， the Allies dealt with the devil。 Joseph Stalin helped FDR， Churchill， and Truman crush Hitler。 But what if “Uncle Joe” had given in to his desire to possess Germany and all of Europe？ In this stunning novel， Robert Conroy picks up the history of the war just as American troops cross the Elbe into Germany。 Then Stalin slams them with the brute force of his enormous Soviet army。
From American soldiers and German civilians trapped in the ruins of Potsdam to U。S。 military men fighting behind enemy lines， from a scholarly Russia expert who becomes a secret player in a new war to Stalin’s cult of killers in Moscow， this saga captures the human face of international conflict。 With the Soviets vastly outnumbering the Americans—but undercut by chronic fuel shortages and mistrust—Eisenhower employs a brilliant strategy of retreat to buy critical time for air superiority。 Soon， Truman makes a series of controversial decisions， enlisting German help and planning to devastate the massive Red Army by using America’s ultimate and most secret weapon。
Reviews
General Greysorrow
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Okay， so I know in my last review of "Armistice" by Harry Turtledove that I complained about how long and drawn out the resolution was to the story after the climax （essentially， "Armistice" was the third book of "The Hot War" series， and was pretty much nothing but resolution）。 Saying that， one would then think something I would like about "Red Inferno" was that the resolution was seemingly quick， rushed， and condensed， but alas no。 It was too rushed。 Where's the happy medium？Getting that out o Okay， so I know in my last review of "Armistice" by Harry Turtledove that I complained about how long and drawn out the resolution was to the story after the climax （essentially， "Armistice" was the third book of "The Hot War" series， and was pretty much nothing but resolution）。 Saying that， one would then think something I would like about "Red Inferno" was that the resolution was seemingly quick， rushed， and condensed， but alas no。 It was too rushed。 Where's the happy medium？Getting that out of the way， let's talk about story。 It was not bad。 However， Mr。 Conroy here is painting a picture where all the Germans are secretly good guys （it was those other Germans who are all now either blissfully dead or somewhere else that did all the crimes - all the ones in the book are the good Germans）， but all of the Russians are raving baddies。 They all rape and murder and kill indiscriminately。 All Russians， Soviets， and Commies are barbaric monsters who act just like the Mongol hordes。I'm not saying he's completely wrong about the behaviors of the soldiers on the Eastern Front in World War Two， but it seems highly convenient that， since his story depends on getting the Nazis to join the Western Allies to defeat the Soviet Union， he writes all of the Germans as actually sympathetic good guys， who we should really feel for - it was just the SS who were bad， and maybe not even all the SS。 I mean， sure they liked Hitler and stuff， but that was totally before everything and they're really just misunderstood and just like you。 But yah， the Russians。 Fuck those guys。 All of them， every single one， is a monster who deserves to be killed。 And if they're Americans - they're totally the gay commies that Hoover was always raving about - and apparently justifiably， as the only mention of a Hoover Witch Hunt just so happens to be an employee of the State Department who is gay， presumably to the left in his politics， and was being blackmailed by the Soviets。。。what an amazing coincidence。And， of course， in the end Admiral Doenitz gets to lead the new Germany， free of prosecution for his crimes， because he's the leader now and thus immune， apparently （although， I thought that was the point behind Nuremburg）。 And the Soviet Union disintegrates into lots of little warring republics。 The Japanese surrender。 Truman's a hero。 And one of the guys gets the girl。。。a Nazi。。。but totally a good Nazi， you guys。This is American propaganda， morally black and white， mass media alternate history told for the knuckle-draggers who don't really like history。。。I'd give it two stars， but it's actually competently written and structured， so ten points to Gryffindor for effort。 。。。more
Adam Quinn
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This is a decent book for the premise and the characters。 However ， it’s not a Red Storm Rising or Red Metal circa 1945。 It lacks accurate depictions of what the equipment probably would have been in 1945。 The author refers constantly to the T-34 being a far better tank than the Sherman。 The author fails to acknowledge the Sherman M4A3 76mm or the M-26 Pershing at all and hardly mentions the T-34/85。 Which is a shame as one only has to refer to the Korean War engagements to get accurate source m This is a decent book for the premise and the characters。 However ， it’s not a Red Storm Rising or Red Metal circa 1945。 It lacks accurate depictions of what the equipment probably would have been in 1945。 The author refers constantly to the T-34 being a far better tank than the Sherman。 The author fails to acknowledge the Sherman M4A3 76mm or the M-26 Pershing at all and hardly mentions the T-34/85。 Which is a shame as one only has to refer to the Korean War engagements to get accurate source material。 The story itself is B material 。 It was interesting and had a few good twists 。 。。。more
John Kapusta
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A plausible story since the relationship between the Western allies Britain， France and the US was on some shaky ground with "Uncle Joe"， leader of the Soviet Union。 I do enjoy alternate history novels and this one is a good read。 A case where "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" applies。 Well he stays your friend for as long as he gets what he wants！ It is not a mystery that the alliance between capitalists and communists was held together by meager threads。 Perhaps FDR was too trusting of Uncl A plausible story since the relationship between the Western allies Britain， France and the US was on some shaky ground with "Uncle Joe"， leader of the Soviet Union。 I do enjoy alternate history novels and this one is a good read。 A case where "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" applies。 Well he stays your friend for as long as he gets what he wants！ It is not a mystery that the alliance between capitalists and communists was held together by meager threads。 Perhaps FDR was too trusting of Uncle Joe Stalin and that is the plot behind Red Inferno with Harry Truman the successor left holding the bag with another war in Europe when it was so close to the end！ I will not get into any possible spoilers for those that may have not read the book。 So if you desire get the book， curl up in a comfortable place and start reading。 I guarantee you won't be able to put it down。 I read the book in two nights！ Mr。 Conroy does a great job in taking you back in his time machine and laying out "what if" scenarios beginning in April 1945！ 。。。more
Mr Werner
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Hoĺlywood Version Great story and realistic。 Only problem is the author research is typical of someone who has not dived deep into the facts of what really happened leading up to that point where the alternative history takes over。 For example many times the author makes reference to the German invasion of Russia in 1940 。。。。。 it was 1941。 Also only one particular small arm of the SS were responsible mainly for the round up of Jews and Communists in occupied Soviet Union， not the Waffen SS。 Germ Hoĺlywood Version Great story and realistic。 Only problem is the author research is typical of someone who has not dived deep into the facts of what really happened leading up to that point where the alternative history takes over。 For example many times the author makes reference to the German invasion of Russia in 1940 。。。。。 it was 1941。 Also only one particular small arm of the SS were responsible mainly for the round up of Jews and Communists in occupied Soviet Union， not the Waffen SS。 German soldiers and the SS were under very strict rules and rape and theft etc were severely punished and considered dishonorable。 To constantly refer to Russian revenge for the rape and pillage of the home land is just not true。 。。。more
Jack Martin
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Alternate History is Great and Intriguing1942/1945Both are so good and seeing a spin on our wars made the read even more interesting。Sign me up for the next book。 Having read dozens of WWII books it has been a hot to read an alternate story。 The 'bomb' in European soil is interesting but could never happen。 Intelligently this author。 JM Alternate History is Great and Intriguing1942/1945Both are so good and seeing a spin on our wars made the read even more interesting。Sign me up for the next book。 Having read dozens of WWII books it has been a hot to read an alternate story。 The 'bomb' in European soil is interesting but could never happen。 Intelligently this author。 JM 。。。more
Neil
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First time reading an alternative history book and I enjoyed it。 All the right historical characters were in there and he added a personal touch as well。 I liked that there were a few stories in one and also that it was told from both sides。 Fun read。
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Mal Warwick
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Historians are reluctant to ask what if questions， but science fiction writers have no such qualms。 In looking backward， a stalwart few authors indulge their curiosity （and ours） in what has come to be called alternate history。 And one of the more successful of their number is Robert Conroy （1938-2014） who wrote seven alternate histories of World War II as well as several others。 In Red Inferno: 1945， he explores what might have happened if Stalin had turned against his Allies in the closing mon Historians are reluctant to ask what if questions， but science fiction writers have no such qualms。 In looking backward， a stalwart few authors indulge their curiosity （and ours） in what has come to be called alternate history。 And one of the more successful of their number is Robert Conroy （1938-2014） who wrote seven alternate histories of World War II as well as several others。 In Red Inferno: 1945， he explores what might have happened if Stalin had turned against his Allies in the closing months of the war。 Instead of the Cold War we know so well from history， the West faced a hot war just as the development of the atomic bomb was nearing completion at Los Alamos。 Conroy’s depiction of the consequences is deeply disturbing because it is so plausible。In this alternate history of World War II， Truman advances on BerlinThe action kicks off in April 1945。 Eisenhower’s legions are steadily pushing their way eastward against collapsing Nazi resistance， while in the east Stalin’s armies are encircling Berlin and bombing it into rubble。 Allied generals are pressuring Eisenhower to authorize a move to capture Berlin from the west instead。 Although their commander demurs， mindful of the agreements at Yalta， the new American President， Harry Truman， impulsively decides otherwise。 Acting against advice to the contrary， he asks Ike to send a token force of two divisions （about 30，000 men） to Berlin’s western reaches to “help” the Soviet forces， which are meeting stiff opposition from Nazis defending their capital city。Truman reasons that by putting an American stake in the ground in Berlin he’ll make it less likely that Stalin will close the Allies entirely out of the German capital。 After all， Stalin is violating the other principal terms of the Yalta Agreement。 But the President’s decision is ill-considered。 Stalin regards it as an opportunity to extend his borders even further into the west。 For him， attacking that two-division force is to be the opening salvo into a massive push against the Allied armies to the west， thus engulfing all of Germany in the Soviet sphere of influence。A large cast of historical charactersConroy tells this tale through the eyes of a large cast of characters。 Among them are historical figures including President Truman himself， Dwight Eisenhower， George Marshall， and other American generals and senior officials as well as Josef Stalin， Marshall Georgy Zhukov， Lavrentiy Beria， Vyacheslav Molotov， and others in the Soviet hierarchy。 But much of the narrative power of the story is carried by the entirely fictional characters—the privates and sergeants and lieutenants and colonels on both sides as well as the fictional major general who leads that two-division force toward Berlin。 Although this alternate history of World War II illuminates the Big Picture that prevailed in April 1945， it does so by revealing the humanity of those who experienced it on the ground。 。。。more
John
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The premise of this novel is one that has long fascinated me- the concept of a hypothetical USSR vs。 Western Allies conflict at the end of World War II。 I had known about the existence of this novel for quite a while but never got a chance to delve into it until now。 I wish I could say it was 100% worth the wait。 I think that for the most part， the basic alternate history scenarios presented here are plausible。 USSR attacks， Allies are overwhelmed and forced to retreat constantly in the face of The premise of this novel is one that has long fascinated me- the concept of a hypothetical USSR vs。 Western Allies conflict at the end of World War II。 I had known about the existence of this novel for quite a while but never got a chance to delve into it until now。 I wish I could say it was 100% worth the wait。 I think that for the most part， the basic alternate history scenarios presented here are plausible。 USSR attacks， Allies are overwhelmed and forced to retreat constantly in the face of sheer numbers， Potsdam is besieged by the Red Army， the Red Army is slowed significantly by fuel and materiel shortages due in large part to the cutoff of Lend-Lease， allowing the Americans valuable time to regroup and form a plan of action。 So all told， the outline seems good。 But purely as a novel， this could be literally any Dollar General book-rack paperback。 The characters are wooden， deliver wooden dialogue， and are generally uninspiring。 There are a couple of dull and uninteresting romances， even with a little sex thrown in， which add nothing to the story。 Even the characterizations of real life people are bland and， frankly， unfair。 Truman is a grump， Eisenhower is also a grump， Montgomery is a crybaby， Patton is a child。 Please tell me the real-life versions of these people were not so one-dimensional。 Heck， even Stalin is nothing but a delusional lunatic。 I'm not saying he wasn't， but really， the real guy had to be more of a complex person than he appears in this book。 Finally， the Russian characters are invariably written as inhuman， sadistic brutes who murder and rape civilians without remorse， while the Americans are the unquestioned good guys。 I get it， the Red Army was notorious for atrocities against German civilians， but in this book， I didn't find a single Soviet soldier who was anything resembling a good person。 At the end of the day， it's worth reading simply for its intriguing premise， but don't expect to be rivited by its human drama。 Since this is my first Conroy novel I won't pass judgment on his entire oeuvre just yet。 。。。more
Oscar Lewis
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I like Conroy but not his best work。
Katvinya
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What if Stalin turned on us？ That's the premise Robert Conroy lays out for us in this novel。 I really don't have much to say about this book。 This book was enjoyable for me but not enthralling or a must read in my opinion。 As many have mentioned in their reviews， there are giant plot holes and choppy transitions throughout the book。 In the book， you follow multiple characters and see from their perspective which I really enjoyed even if some characters were irritating。 Even so， the majority of c What if Stalin turned on us？ That's the premise Robert Conroy lays out for us in this novel。 I really don't have much to say about this book。 This book was enjoyable for me but not enthralling or a must read in my opinion。 As many have mentioned in their reviews， there are giant plot holes and choppy transitions throughout the book。 In the book， you follow multiple characters and see from their perspective which I really enjoyed even if some characters were irritating。 Even so， the majority of characters were lovable and easy to care about though。 The love story in this book was charming and I lived for the moments between them， even if they weren't believable at times。 A few dates were wrong and sometimes you had to suspend your disbelief， but that doesn't make it bad。 Honestly， as long as you aren't expecting something mind blowing it should be an enjoyable read despite its faults。 。。。more
Tony Beswick
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Great alternate history book
Michael Kubik
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Another great read by Conroy
Net7
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I finished this book 📚 since I was getting bored with the other one I have been reading recently。 It's difficult to get a good alternative history book。 Conroy's books are once again partly cheap political historical analysis & cliche American triumph against all odds。 His style of writing is ridiculously cliche but his political analysis of German citizens knowledge of the Holocaust is dangerous historical revisionism; he directly claims the average German was not aware of the Death Camps and o I finished this book 📚 since I was getting bored with the other one I have been reading recently。 It's difficult to get a good alternative history book。 Conroy's books are once again partly cheap political historical analysis & cliche American triumph against all odds。 His style of writing is ridiculously cliche but his political analysis of German citizens knowledge of the Holocaust is dangerous historical revisionism; he directly claims the average German was not aware of the Death Camps and of the atrocities， & either he is woefully ignorant or blatantly lying。 A dissapointing read。 。。。more
Mike Pollack
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Fun， engaging， suspenseful book- enjoyed it。 I liked how true events and people were woven in to present an alternate look at history as it could have happened。 Good， relatively quick read for me。 Looking forward to reading other books by this author。
Laura Poppenwimer
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A pretty realistic WWII alternative history novel。 The book was a page turner full of action and familiar names but in a different situation。 It is very believable and sometimes chilling。 It is a war story， love story and so much more。
Mike （the Paladin）
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What if。。。it's been asked over and over。 What if the sparks between east and West （the Western Allies vs。 the Soviet Union） had grown to fire before WW2 ended？ What if we didn't get to the Cold War but rolled right into a Hot War？This question has been batted around for a long time （since WW2 really）。 General Patton was famously noted to have warned against the Soviet Union as had Winston Churchill。 （Just a note it's interesting to note that another theory that has gained a lot of steam since th What if。。。it's been asked over and over。 What if the sparks between east and West （the Western Allies vs。 the Soviet Union） had grown to fire before WW2 ended？ What if we didn't get to the Cold War but rolled right into a Hot War？This question has been batted around for a long time （since WW2 really）。 General Patton was famously noted to have warned against the Soviet Union as had Winston Churchill。 （Just a note it's interesting to note that another theory that has gained a lot of steam since the War has to do with the death of General Patton。。。）Anyway here we have a "situation" where an American officer pushes in farther than he was supposed to （into an area reserved for the Soviet [or Red] Army）。 There's an accidental exchange of fire。。。orders from Stalin and WW3 is on。Pretty good novel。 Everything is feasible。 There's no pro-American or pro-Soviet bias I can see it simply tells an interesting story。And it's about a topic that has fascinated me for some time。 How about you？ I can recommend this。 。。。more
Phil
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I've been meaning to read this book for a while， so， since I was going on vacation， I decided to hunt it up in my library e-book app。 Conroy's book was a fun read， even if the scenario doesn't make a lot of sense politically。 The premise is that， in the dying days of the Second World War in Europe， while the Russians were fighting their way to Berlin， the Americans decide to cross the Elbe and strike quickly towards Berlin。 The reason for this move is that the new American president， Trueman， di I've been meaning to read this book for a while， so， since I was going on vacation， I decided to hunt it up in my library e-book app。 Conroy's book was a fun read， even if the scenario doesn't make a lot of sense politically。 The premise is that， in the dying days of the Second World War in Europe， while the Russians were fighting their way to Berlin， the Americans decide to cross the Elbe and strike quickly towards Berlin。 The reason for this move is that the new American president， Trueman， distrusted the Russians and wanted an American prescence in Berlin to ensure that the agreements between the Russians and the Western Allies were respected。 Stalin takes umbrage to the American move and quickly cuts the American force off in Potsdam。 And full war begins， after Hitler is dead， but before the Germans can quite surrender。 The result is， well， a bloody mess as yesterday's allies becomes today's enemy。 The ending is rather predictable， given a certain technology already developed by the Americans。 Conroy's writing is easy to read （although he sometimes messes up his dates） and he does have a Turtledove-esque feel， especially with his multi character narrative。 He is engaging and includes the requisite love interest as well as compelling characterizations of historical and everyday characters。 Well worth reading， if you don't mind the improbability of the premise。 。。。more
Brad
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This novel covers the end of WWII and "what if" the Allies went to war with Russia， as suggested by Winston Churchill。This comes in the guise of a Russian attack on American troops in the race for Berlin。This is an enjoyable book， but not a classic。 This novel covers the end of WWII and "what if" the Allies went to war with Russia， as suggested by Winston Churchill。This comes in the guise of a Russian attack on American troops in the race for Berlin。This is an enjoyable book， but not a classic。 。。。more
Derrick C
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 First and foremost， this is one of the best books that I've ever read plot-wise and if it wasn't， it would have gotten a 3 star rating。 I realize that this book is about an alternate timeline/history， but it really seems to ignore other ongoing facts in its so called war between the US and the USSR。 Don't get me wrong， I really love the books Robert Conroy releases， but there are a few glaring errors in the story that really got on my nerves while reading it。 For one， he completely ignored the p First and foremost， this is one of the best books that I've ever read plot-wise and if it wasn't， it would have gotten a 3 star rating。 I realize that this book is about an alternate timeline/history， but it really seems to ignore other ongoing facts in its so called war between the US and the USSR。 Don't get me wrong， I really love the books Robert Conroy releases， but there are a few glaring errors in the story that really got on my nerves while reading it。 For one， he completely ignored the presence of the Japanese and the ongoing Pacific war against them。 In this alternate reality， Truman pointed his shiny new nukes at the USSR instead of Japan which kind of baffles me because throughout the course of the story， Japan has so many opportunities to attack America on Russia's behalf， but they don't which is by far the biggest point that Robert Conroy missed。 But， lets be fair， lets say Japan doesn't want to risk losing the war， or they don't trust the USSR。 However， Robert Conroy never truly showed the devastating power that nukes can have on both soldiers and a country。 He also made it seem as though Stalin was an absolute madman that was completely ignorant。 I could be wrong， but Conroy described Stalin as though he didn't care about the atomic bombs and would do anything he could to defeat anyone that got in his way。 This is partly true， but Conroy emphasizes this point a lot。 Now， with all that aside， I need to get to the good part of this book， the plot。 The plot and story point of this book is absolutely captivating and really brings the reader in which really makes up for the historical errors in my opinion。 The story is told in many different perspectives from the protagonist， antagonist， and bystander points of views where you can really see how ordinary people would react compared to high-ranking officials。 The multiple points of views also really fit in for February as it is both black history month and Valentines day。 The points of views of ordinary soldiers show really realistically how soldiers with families at home would feel being away from loved ones for so long。 Along with that some of the protagonists even find love in the heat of battle， which is interesting to say the least。 Also， even though the influence of African Americans in the book was not great， they definitely played a huge role in WW2 with whole highly decorated squadrons， such as Tuskegee airmen， dedicated to African Americans。 Now， would I recommend this book to everyone？ Yes， why not？ It's too good of a book not to read even if you're not a WW2 fan， in my opinion。 However， I will have to say that this book should be for an older audience as there were a few gruesome scenes， but it's absolutely suitable for people 6th grade and up。 So， go read the book， it's a good book from a good author despite some errors。 。。。more
Rob Sharkey
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Tad Pierson
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Excellent！One of the best alternate history books I’ve read in a long while！ I’m going to buy more of his！
Sean
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3。5 stars。 Picked up on a whim on sale; not disappointed -- a fine way to pass the time while recovering from the flu。The prose is a bit stiff here and there， and workman-like at all other times， but the characters are surprisingly not wooden。 I may have even cared about one or two of them。 The imagined scenario was mostly plausible， and the technical details were mostly accurate， insofar as I'm able to judge。 My chief complaint: Conroy's light-handed treatment of the Germans with respect to war 3。5 stars。 Picked up on a whim on sale; not disappointed -- a fine way to pass the time while recovering from the flu。The prose is a bit stiff here and there， and workman-like at all other times， but the characters are surprisingly not wooden。 I may have even cared about one or two of them。 The imagined scenario was mostly plausible， and the technical details were mostly accurate， insofar as I'm able to judge。 My chief complaint: Conroy's light-handed treatment of the Germans with respect to war crimes seems to be behind the times。 Were he still alive， I'd advise him to read any of the great history that's come out in the last 20+ years that demonstrate how widespread knowledge of the plight of the Jews， Gypsies， Russian POWs， etc。， was， both at home and at the front。A page turner in the mold of Turtledove。 If you like alternate history， it's a quick and engrossing read。 。。。more
Joe Oaster
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First time reading books by Mr。 Conway。 I really enjoyed this book。 It was not only plausible but believable。 I have read much about the ETO and love the rich dialogue of the main characters in history。 Quick read and action packed。 Felt very satisfied at the end
Ryan
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This is the second of Conroy's alternate history novels I've read， and it was just as enjoyable。 Conroy has a knack for making these sorts of stories enjoyable， easy reads。 There are at least a dozen different perspectives in this novel spread across the world， with the majority of the story coming from 4 or 5 of those characters' POV's。In this alt-history， World War II keeps going even after the Nazi defeat， with the tension between the Russians and the Allies resulting in the two sides turning This is the second of Conroy's alternate history novels I've read， and it was just as enjoyable。 Conroy has a knack for making these sorts of stories enjoyable， easy reads。 There are at least a dozen different perspectives in this novel spread across the world， with the majority of the story coming from 4 or 5 of those characters' POV's。In this alt-history， World War II keeps going even after the Nazi defeat， with the tension between the Russians and the Allies resulting in the two sides turning on each other in 1944 and battling across German territory。 It's an interesting， apparently plausible narrative and it teases out much of the Cold War hostility that lasted for decades after World War II。 。。。more
John Vanek
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I have not yet had an opportunity to read very many alt-history novels。 Actually， none that I can think of off the top of my head。 But if you are a history buff interested in WWII this one is worth reading。 Probably one of the better military novels that I've read in the last few years。 And what an interesting subject。What if the Soviets did not stop at Berlin？ What if they looked to keep going until they took over the continent of Europe？ What would we do？Lots of fairly plausible story lines an I have not yet had an opportunity to read very many alt-history novels。 Actually， none that I can think of off the top of my head。 But if you are a history buff interested in WWII this one is worth reading。 Probably one of the better military novels that I've read in the last few years。 And what an interesting subject。What if the Soviets did not stop at Berlin？ What if they looked to keep going until they took over the continent of Europe？ What would we do？Lots of fairly plausible story lines and some good characters。 Characters that you can actually find yourself caring about。 With both warmth and dimension which is nice to see if a war novel。I can't say when I'll get around to reading another title from Conroy but I would sincerely hope that they are as good as this one。 Well earned five stars。 。。。more
Edub
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I thought the main plot was interesting and felt plausible。 However， I thought the character development was a bit thin and there were too many of them。 It might have been better if the author could have stuck with just one primary character on the American side and another on the Russian side。 It will probably be awhile before I give another Conroy book a try as I have lots of books in my to read list。
JW
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I had never read anything by Robert Conroy before， and I was pleasantly surprised。 The alternative military history was very believable， but I wasn't expecting his characterizations to be so well done。 He created people I cared about。 I had never read anything by Robert Conroy before， and I was pleasantly surprised。 The alternative military history was very believable， but I wasn't expecting his characterizations to be so well done。 He created people I cared about。 。。。more
Michael Prelee
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I enjoyed this from a historical and ploitical viewpoint。 Robert Conroy did a good job of selecting a historical point to diverge from and tell his story。 This reminded me of another favorite， Tom Clancy's Red Storm Rising。 I enjoyed this from a historical and ploitical viewpoint。 Robert Conroy did a good job of selecting a historical point to diverge from and tell his story。 This reminded me of another favorite， Tom Clancy's Red Storm Rising。 。。。more
Victor Vilchiz
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I love a good historical fiction book。。。 specially ones dealing alternative historical events。
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