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What would have been the outcome of World War II if Germany had succeeded in developing their Vengeance Weapons earlier in the war and had been able to mass produce them? This novel provides the answer in an action-packed story. One that came uncomfortably close to actually occurring. It was June 1944, a day that was to be the beginning of the end for the Third Reich-but Nazi Vengeance Weapons turn the tide of the war forcing the Allies to negotiate for peace. Suddenly Hitler is assassinated and Field Marshall Rommel becomes chancellor of Germany. Stunning events that follow change the entire post-war history as we know it. Joseph Kennedy becomes president of the US, Japan invades Russia and Molotov assassinates Stalin

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Contains a color map of The Third Reich 1939-1943.

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1.0 out of 5 stars What a waste of trees and ink!, Jan 12 2003

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Tod Wicks "Yukon Jack" (Palo Alto, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Triumph of the Third Reich (Paperback)

Have you ever begun reading a book and gotten so distracted by the technical and English errors? Have you ever waded through a manuscript that was so filled with misspelled words, terrible grammatical constructions and English so poor that a 6th grader can spot the errors? This describes my experience with this book.

A few months ago I went on a buying binge of alternate WW2 books, which, unfortunately, included this incomprehensible piece of trash. The author has no style, no concept of how to provide the reader with any sense of continuity, absolutely no schooling in the German language, and very lame technical errors liberally sprinkled throughout the book. For instance: There is a passage that refers to the yield of the atomic device as "twenty thousand kilotons." This comes out to 20 megatons. By contrast the device that was dropped on Hiroshima was a 15 kiloton device. There are many anachronistic references to agencies (NSA, US Air Force) that didn't exist until after the war.

Then there is the junk German: "frau" is a noun and should be capitalized. "tochers" should be "Töchter," which is the plural of "Tochter," the word for daughter. "Prostituierens" is a nonsense word. In this context the author probably means "Prostituierte." "prostituieren" is a verb, not a noun. "Kornel" is not a German word. The author probably means "Oberst," the German equivalent of colonel. "Kreigsmarnie" is a poor spelling of "Kriegsmarine."

The response by an editor at this publisher who responded to my extensive list of problems replied, "In a topic of Alternative History, we depend on the author for his research. And as we come across corrections that need to be made, we apply then in the next printing." In other words, they don't even do a copy edit of the basic English, which was totally atrocious and bears no relation to the language you and I speak and write.

Not recommended on any level. I wish there were negative stars to rate this juvenile attempt.

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3.0 out of 5 stars not the best out there, Feb 19 2002

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Donald Carnegie (Post Falls, ID United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Triumph of the Third Reich (Paperback)

Details, details, details. These are what is missing in the book. If one reads it carfully the USS Arizona is seen in action in Normandy. The Hanford Nuclear Reservation is in Oregon, And Stalin is easily reached. Also the use of jet bombers as fighters is bending the reality of just how the planes work. Also no mention is made on the Allied bomber campaign and its results in hammpering production. While some of the figures are close the aircraft ones are for the frames, not compleated fighters. Tanks and fuel also are not mentioned well. As to the elimination of Hitler, that is just a joke. Most of the political moves are also pure moonshine. All in all poor but still well written except for those annoying little details.

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1.0 out of 5 stars the worst book...ever, Oct 25 2001

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This is without a doubt the worst book I've ever read. Dialogue is comically bad, as though only one character speaks throughout the book. I forced myself to finish the book, then recycled it.

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1.0 out of 5 stars An...excuse for an alternate history
Mr. Cooper makes many dozens of historical errors in every chapter. The dialogue is stilted and childish. the flow of the narative is choppy. Read more

Published on Sep 17 2001

3.0 out of 5 stars A Fun Look at an Alternate WWII!
Edward Cooper's novel, 'Triumph of the Third Reich,' plays out more like an extended timeline with dramatized scenes than a fully cohesive AH story. Read more

Published on Aug 29 2001 by Cody Carlson