It is early September 1942 and the German commander of the Sixth Army, General Paulus, assisted by the Fourth Panzer Army, is poised to advance on the Russian city of Stalingrad. His primary mission w
It is June 1944. The Allied armies are poised for the full-scale invasion of Fortress Europe. Across the Channel, the vaunted Wehrmacht lies waiting for the signs of invasion, ready for the final batt
Fighting in Hell compiles four firsthand accounts detailing the German campaign on Russia during World War II. These documents were originally published by the US Army, who after the war commissioned
On 22 June 1941, the German army invaded the Soviet Union, one hundred fifty divisions advancing on three axes in a surprise attack that overwhelmed and destroyed whatever opposition the Russians were
What if the Allies had been defeated at Normandy? What if the German airborne had kept its wings after the capture of Crete? How would Britain have stood up in the face of tyranny after the fall of Fr
This book presents an account by General Erhard Raus, commander of the 6th Panzer Division during the invasion of Russia in WWII. It was originally written by Raus as intelligence information provided
It is June 1815 and an Anglo-led Allied army under the Duke of Wellington’s command and Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher is set to face Napoleon Boneparte near Waterloo in present-day Belgium.What happen
“A fascinating ‘what-if’ journey . . . especially recommended reading for Civil War buffs [and] ‘Alternative Universe’ science fiction fans.”–The Midwest Book Review In the Battle of Gettysburg, th
A "what-if" study of World War II looks at how the course of the war could have been altered key events had gone another way or if alternative decision had been made, in a volume featuring the contrib
“Everyone with an interest in the Pacific War will find something stimulating in this thought-provoking study of what might have been.”–British Army ReviewIn war, victory can be held hostage to seemin
Alexander the Great (356-323 B.C.E.), who reigned as king of Macedonia for only thirteen years, set a flame of conquest that introduced the dynamism of Hellenism to the Mediterranean, Middle Eastern,
"When it comes to history, everyone loves to ask, 'What if?' No one does this better than Peter Tsouras, who explores one of the biggest 'what ifs' of the American Civil War, namely what would have h
Ever wondered what would have happened if the Confederates had won the Civil War? This book not only says that it could have happened, but it also goes into detail to show you just how easily it could
In war, victory can be held hostage to seemingly insignificant incidentschance events, opportunities seized or cast asidethat can derail the most brilliant military strategies and change the course of
Leading specialists on the Cold War examine how close we came to WWIII and how that horrifying scenario would have looked.The ambitions and fears of the two Cold War superpowers were played out in a s
The most intriguing “what if” scenarios of the most important battles of the American Civil War.In this alternate history, the roads and the battlefields are the same; the weather is still humid and s
Leading specialists in the field look at alternate outcomes of the Battle of the Bulge.On December 16, 1944, Hitler launched a massive surprise attack on the Allies: the Battle of the Bulge had begun.
