Third Reich Victorious: Alternate Decisions of World War II [Hardcover]

Peter Tsouras (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2002

This book is a stimulating and entirely plausible insight into how Hitler and his generals might have defeated the Allies, and a convincing sideways look at the Third Reich's bid at world domination in World War II. What would have happened if, for example, the Germans captured the whole of the BEF at Dunkirk? Or if the RAF had been defeated in the Battle of Britain? What if the U-Boats had strangled Britain with an impregnable blockade, if Rommel had been triumphant in North Africa or the Germans had beaten the Red Army at Kursk? The authors, writing as if these and other world-changing events had really happened, project realistic scenarios based on the true capabilities and circumstances of the opposing forces. Third Reich Victorious is a spirited and terrifying alternate history, and a telling insight into the dramatic possibilities of World War II.

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About the Author

Peter G. Tsouras is a research leader for the Battelle Corporation in Crystal City. Formerly he was a senior intelligence analyst at the US Army National Ground Intelligence Center's Washington office. His alternate histories are Disaster at D- Day (1853672653), Gettysburg (1853674826), The Hitler Options (as contributing author) (1853673129), and Rising Sun Victorious (as editor and contributing author).

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Greenhill Books (April 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1853674923
• ISBN-13: 978-1853674921
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,371,734 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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27 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Mostly solid collection of alternate histories, May 22, 2003

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Robert D. Merkamp "Robert D Merkamp" (San Mateo, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Third Reich Victorious: Alternate Decisions of World War II (Hardcover)

Third Reich Victorious is a collection of alternate history stories (companion to Rising Sun Victorious) about World War 2. It contains ten stories of alternate outcomes, with either the Germans winning in Europe or else still losing, but having it take much longer to finish the war.

Most of the stories are thoughtful and interesting, although a few stretched belief. For instance, in the first one, Germany wins through sea power where a young Hitler becomes a naval officer rather than in the infantry. He also loses his racism against the Jews after a lecture by an admired NCO. Basically, it's not the same Nazi Germany here. Well that seems easy to write, when everything is different. I prefer alternate stories where you're basically dealing with the same personalities and they just happen to make a different choice than they did historically, or they excute better.

There are many well written stories here though and all stories are well footnoted, which the reader will appreciate greatly. Very nice.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A generally solid read..., August 29, 2006

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C. A. Temm (Salem, AL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Third Reich Victorious: Alternate Decisions of World War II (Hardcover)

Peter Tsouras is a good writer as proven by his earlier effort "Disaster at D-Day," an excellent story of what could have happened at Normandy in 1944. He took a few critical 'what ifs' and extrapolated on them to produce a sound alternative to actual history.

His work as an editor was not quite up to this level of excellence however. Most of the stories are chosen are interesting and some of them are real gems. Many military enthusaists have wondered about the what ifs like Turkeys entrance into the War on the Axis' side, if the Luftwaffe had continued to hit the battered RAF instead of going after the cities during the Blitz etc. Also the military aspects are well researched and small details show the attention paid to this aspect of the stories.

Other stories are real stretches, such as the before mentioned Hitler as a naval enthusaist. The Russian first strike into German occupied Europe is a good read but Zhukov was by no means the eminent Soviet leader then he would be by 43-44. No way at that time would he have led an invading Soviet force.

Most of these are simply quibbles, the book is a good read overall and worth purchasing. There is some very good stories here and even the less probable are well written. Enjoy!

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A real view, January 13, 2003

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Michael N. Ryan (Bel AIr, Maryland USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Third Reich Victorious: Alternate Decisions of World War II (Hardcover)

A real eye opener.

This is real alternate history. Each of the selected articles could actually have happened. Though I do have my reservations on how the Germans might have reacted to a Soviet Invasion. Adolf Hitler had a habit of demanding Stand and Fight Regardless of situation, such as Stalingrad. More German soldiers probably died because of his lack of insight than allied military genius. And the sight of Rommel just exploding at the sights of Dachau, like his American counterparts did after the war. Dachau was not that bad yet. Auschwitz or Majdanek would have been a better place to put him in scene.

Over all, this is a great book on what could have been had chance gone a different direction.