Alternate Generals III
Alternate Generals III, Baen, 2005, is a collection of short alternate history stories, edited by Harry Turtledove.[1] The novel includes includes 13 short stories, including Turtledove's own "Shock and Awe".
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| Editor | Harry Turtledove |
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| Cover artist | Jeff Easley |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Alternate Generals |
| Genre | Alternate history, satire |
| Publisher | Baen Books |
Publication date | April 1, 2005 |
| Media type | |
| Preceded by | Alternate Generals II |
The collection followed two earlier books in the series, Alternate Generals in 1998 and Alternate Generals II in 2002.
Stories
| Title | Author | Scenario |
|---|---|---|
| "A Key to the Illuminated Heretic" | A.M. Dellamonica | Joan of Arc is spared the death penalty in 1431 and returns to social activism in the 1450s. She founds a new sect of Christianity and leads her followers in a war against Charles VII of France and the Catholic Church. |
| "The Road to Endless Sleep" | James Fiscus | Mark Antony and Cleopatra defeat Caesar Augustus at the Battle of Actium and become the rulers of the Roman Republic. |
| "Not Fade Away" | William Sanders | Douglas MacArthur is captured by the Japanese in the Philippines and becomes a prisoner of war. |
| "I Shall Return" | John Mina | Dwight D. Eisenhower, George S. Patton and Jimmy Doolittle garrison the Philippines in December 1941. |
| "Shock and Awe" | Harry Turtledove | Roman soldiers are sent to Jerusalem to suppress the Son of God's terrorist band. |
| "A Good Bag" | Brad Linaweaver | |
| "The Burning Spear at Twilight" | Mike Resnick | Jomo Kenyatta escapes from prison in 1955 and wages a propaganda war against the British Empire. |
| "It Isn't Every Day of the Week" | Roland J. Green | Stephen Decatur's actions in the War of 1812 diverge from reality. |
| "Measureless to Man" | Judith Tarr | Genghis Khan converts to Judaism. |
| "Over the Sea from Skye" | Lillian Stewart Carl | Under Bonnie Prince Charlie's leadership, Scotland successfully secedes from Great Britain in 1746. |
| "First, Catch Your Elephant" | Esther Friesner | A satire story through the grunt's eye view of the Carthaginian attempt to capture Rome during the Second Punic War. |
| "East of Appomattox" | Lee Allred | Five years after the Confederate States won its independence following its victory in the American Civil War, Robert E. Lee travels to London to secure diplomatic recognition for his nation. |
| "Murdering Uncle Ho" | Chris Bunch | During President John F. Kennedy's second term, American participation in the Vietnam War surged with disastrous results. In April 1969, his successor President Nelson Rockefeller approves a mission to assassinate Ho Chi Minh, which doesn't go according to plan. |
See also
References
- "Baen.com Alternate Generals III". 16 February 2020.
External links
- Review, sfsite.com, by Steven H Silver]
- "A Key to the Illuminated Heretic"
- "The Road to Endless Sleep"
- "Not Fade Away"
- "I Shall Return"
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