History Revisited The Great Battles, J. David Markham
History Revisited The Great Battles, J. David Markham
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History Revisited: The Great Battles
Eminent Historians Take on the Great Works of Alternative History

Author: J. David Markham

Narrator: Stephen Hoye

Unabridged: 6 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/01/2008

Categories: Fiction, Anthologies


Synopsis

Combining short stories in the alternate military-history genre with speculative history, this entertaining book invites listeners to consider what didn't happen to gain a richer understanding of what did. Acclaimed fiction writers John Mina, Kim Stanley Robinson, William Sanders, and Harry Turtledove pose intriguing "What if?" questions about Napoleon, the U.S. Civil War, the American South, and World War II, such as "What if Napoleon had become emperor of the United States?" and "Could one faulty screw have altered America's atomic-bomb policy?" With commentary from leading historians J. David Markham, James Marten, Mark McNally and John Sugden, these alternate narratives provide fascinating possibilities that will be of interest to fans of speculative history.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Clay on November 24, 2021

The professional historian commentary for the most part is not too dry.......more

Goodreads review by Charlene on May 31, 2019

Sounded right up my alley . . . chance to try out different authors writing alternate history & then have each followed by a historian analyzing the likelihood of their change of events. But stories were usually disappointing. I've never read Harry Turtledove but he seems the "king" of the genre; ho......more

Goodreads review by Al on April 03, 2020

This really should have been just the alternate history, not the historians, who don’t understand the genre harping on how unlikely these stories would be. Stories range from 2-4 stars, with Napoleon as Emperor of Louisiana being the weakest and only two star of the stories. Historians commentaries a......more

Goodreads review by Paul on February 14, 2009

History Revisited: The Great Battles Edited by J David Markham and Mike Resnick In concept, this is a great idea. Take some classic military oriented AH short stories: Southern Strategy by Michael Flynn. Must and Shall by Harry Turtledove. The Lucky Strike by Kim Stanley Robinson. Having some classic......more