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Description edit
...filled with technical detail, the book presents a realistic and well-argued approach to a World War III that never was. -- Michael Dobson, author of Fox On the Rhine A great read. I highly recommend it. -- Brian Sobel, author of The Fighting Pattons
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters edit
- George S. Patton: Commanding general of the Third Army
- Rosemary "Rosie" O'Leary: Reporter, The Washington Herald
- Nathaniel "Nate" McKinley: Staff Sergeant, 27th Armored Infantry Battalion
- Henry L. Stimson: United States Secretary of War
- Edward Stettinius: United States Secretary of State
- Harry S Truman: President, the United States of America
- Rex Simmons: Add a description of this character.
- Stephen Cuthbert
- Gunther Hass: Former member, 110th Panzer Grenadier Regiment
- Stalin
- Hitler
- Marshall
- Zhukov
- Rosemary O'leary
- Yeremenko
- Vlasov
- Tolbukhin
- Oscar Koch
- Walton Walker
- Donovan
- Rokossovsky
- Henry Stimson
- Forrestal
- Malinovsky
- Bradley
- Churchill
- Koniev
- Eisenhower
- Roosevelt
- Montgomery
- Timmons
- Borysuk
- Davy
- Timoshenko
- Mike
- Weyland
- George Patton
- Catherine
- George Smith Patton
- Heathstoke
Setting & Locations edit
- Germany
- Europe
- Berlin
- France
- Moscow
- Washington Herald
- Jena
- United States
- Paris
- Russia
- Leipzig
- San Francisco
- Soviet Union
- Poland
- Osnabruck
- Pacific
- Ukraine
- America
- London
- Czechoslovakia
- Japan
- Prague
- Bavaria
- Warsaw
- Yalta
- Montana
- Belgium
- Berzarin
- Britain
- Munich
- New York
- Kummersdorf
- England
- Normandy
- Kuybyshev
- Minden
- Naltxik
- Okinawa
- White House
- Georgia
- Rostov
- Frankfurt
- Erfurt
- Kremlin
- Italy
- Nonnenstein Ridge
- Caucasus
- Thuringia
First Sentence edit
A cold wind blew across the immense parade ground that had, not so long ago, echoed with the staccato thrump thrump of thousands of goose-stepping Nazi boots.
Table of Contents edit
PROLOGUE (May 21, 1945)
PART I - Eight Days in May (May 22-May 29, 1945)
PART II - A Damned Fine War (June 6-July 4, 1945)
PART III - Hammer and Sickle (July 4-August 6, 1945)
PART IV - The Buck Stops Here (September 3-December 7, 1945)
EPILOGUE (December 12-21, 1945)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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Authors & Contributors edit
- Bill Yenne (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Berkley Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 0425184501
Page Count: 433
Publisher: Berkley Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 0425184501
Page Count: 433
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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