Alternate Generals II
Alternate Generals (2002) is a collection of alternate history short stories edited by Harry Turtledove.[1] The novel includes 13 short stories, including Turtledove's own "Uncle Alf".
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Editor | Harry Turtledove |
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Cover artist | Dru Blair |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Alternate history |
Publisher | Baen Books |
Publication date | July 1, 2002 |
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Preceded by | Alternate Generals |
Followed by | Alternate Generals III |
The collection was the second in the Alternate General series, with the first Alternate Generals coming out in 1998 while the third Alternate Generals III came out in 2005.
Stories
Title | Author | Scenario |
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"American Mandate" | James Fiscus | The United States intervened in the Ottoman Empire's civil war shortly after World War I. |
"Southern Strategy" | Michael F. Flynn | A shortened World War I leaves the German Empire a world power in the 20th century, while the United States all but collapsed during a genocide-based second civil war. |
"Uncle Alf" | Harry Turtledove | Germany rules over France and Belgium in 1929 after winning World War I 15 years earlier. |
"Horizon" | Noreen Doyle | King Akenhaten of Egypt embarked on a militaristic venture. |
"Devil's Bargain" | Judith Tarr | King Richard I of England is successful in capturing Jerusalem. This story was later expanded into a novel by the same author. |
"George Patton Slept Here" | Roland J. Green | George S. Patton's conquest of Italy progresses faster than in real history. |
"Tarnished Glory" | Chris Bunch | George Armstrong Custer is born in 1885 rather than in 1839. |
"Compadres" | S.M. Stirling | The American territory of annexation following the Mexican-American War includes Chihuahua. |
"And the Glory of Them" | Susan Shwartz | |
"Twelve Legions of Angels" | Rebecca M. Meluch | Nazi Germany's Operation Sea Lion is successful at conquering the United Kingdom, due to Royal Air Force Marshal Hugh Dowding's blunders. |
"In the Prison of His Days" | Joel Richards | William Butler Yeats becomes a guerrilla leader in the Easter Rising. |
"Labor Relations" | Esther Friesner | Japanese Empress Jingū conquers Korea in 366 AD. |
"Empire" | William Sanders | Napoleon Bonaparte builds his empire in North America rather than in Europe. |
See also
References
- "Baen.com Alternate Generals II". 16 February 2020.
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