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The Big Switch (The War That Came Early, Book Three)

The War That Came Early, Book Three

By Harry Turtledove

By Harry Turtledove

By Harry Turtledove

By Harry Turtledove

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Jun 26, 2012 | ISBN 9780345491879

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    About The Big Switch (The War That Came Early, Book Three)

    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—courtesy of Harry Turtledove, wizard of “what if?,” in the continuation of his thrilling series: The War That Came Early.
     
    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 Soviet Union in the west, Japan pummels away in the east. Meanwhile, in the trenches of France, French and Czech forces are outmanned 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.

    About The Big Switch (The War That Came Early, Book Three)

    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—courtesy of Harry Turtledove, wizard of “what if?,” in the continuation of his thrilling series: The War That Came Early.
     
    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 Soviet Union in the west, Japan pummels away in the east. Meanwhile, in the trenches of France, French and Czech forces are outmanned 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.

    BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Harry Turtledove’s The War That Came Early: Coup d’Etat.

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    About Harry Turtledove

    Harry Turtledove is the award-winning author of the alternate-history works The Man with the Iron Heart, The Guns of the South, and How Few Remain (winner of the Sidewise Award for Best Novel); the Hot War books: Bombs Away, Fallout,… More about Harry Turtledove

    About Harry Turtledove

    Harry Turtledove is the award-winning author of the alternate-history works The Man with the Iron Heart, The Guns of the South, and How Few Remain (winner of the Sidewise Award for Best Novel); the Hot War books: Bombs Away, Fallout,… More about Harry Turtledove

    Product Details

    Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy | Military Fiction

    Paperback | $18.00
    Published by Del Rey
    Jun 26, 2012 | 448 Pages | 6-1/8 x 9-1/4 | ISBN 9780345491879

    Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy | Military Fiction

    Ebook | $12.99
    Published by Del Rey
    Jul 19, 2011 | 432 Pages | ISBN 9780345526380

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    Praise

    “For lovers of high-quality alternate history . . . definitely [Turtledove’s] strongest yet.”—Booklist
     
    “The Hugo Award winner continues to delight in exploring the world of ‘what if?’ as he tackles a formidable subject.”—Library Journal
     
    “If you like alternate histories, you’re going to like this series a lot.”—The San Diego Union-Tribune

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