In 1942, two nations switch sides--and World War II takes a horrifying
new course.
In the real world, England and France allowed Adolf Hitler to gobble up
the Sudetenland in 1938. Once Hitler finished dismembering
Czechoslovakia, he was ready to go to war over Poland a year later. But
Hitler had always been eager to seize Czechoslovakia, no matter the
consequences. So what if England and France had stood up to the Nazis
from the start, and not eleven months later? That is the question behind
the War That Came Early series.
Four years later, the civil war in Spain drags on, even after General
Franco's death. The United States, still neutral in Europe, fights the
Japanese in the Pacific. Russia and Germany go toe-to-toe in Eastern
Europe--yet while Hitler stares east, not everything behind him is going
as well as he would like. But nothing feeds ingenuity like the fear of
losing. The Germans wheel out new tanks and planes, Japan deploys
weapons of a very different sort against China, and the United States,
England, and France do what they can to strengthen themselves against
imminent danger.
Seen through the eyes of ordinary citizens caught in the maelstrom, this
is a you-are-there chronicle of battle on land and sea and in the air.
Here are terrifying bombing raids that shatter homes, businesses, and
the rule of law. Here are commanders issuing orders that, once given,
cannot be taken back. And here are the seeds of rebellion sown in
blood-soaked soil.
In a war in which sides are switched and allies trust one another only
slightly more than they trust their mortal enemies, Nazi Germany has yet
to send its Jews to death camps, and dangerous new nationalist powers
arise in Eastern Europe. From thrilling submarine battles to the horror
of men fighting men and machines all through Europe, Two Fronts
captures every aspect of a brilliantly reimagined conflict: the
strategic, the political, and the personal force of leaders bending
nations to their wills.
Praise for Two Fronts
"[Harry] Turtledove has another major twist in store for the readers
and his alternative world."--SF Site
"Turtledove's new variation on the theme of WWII is departing more and
more from the original, sometimes in subtle ways and sometimes in less
subtle ones. . . . What's next is anybody's guess, except that it will
almost certainly be more surprises."--Booklist
"Turtledove is the standard-bearer for alternate history."--USA
Today
Praise for Harry Turtledove
"If you like alternate histories, you're going to like this series a
lot."--The San Diego Union-Tribune
"Turtledove is the standard-bearer for alternate history."--USA
Today
