Two Fronts, Harry Turtledove
Two Fronts, Harry Turtledove
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Two Fronts

Author: Harry Turtledove

Narrator: Todd McLaren

Unabridged: 17 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/23/2013


Synopsis

In the real world, England and France allowed Adolf Hitler to gobble up the Sudetenland in 1938. Once Hitler finished dismembering Czechoslovakia, he was ready to go to war over Poland a year later. But Hitler had always been eager to seize Czechoslovakia, no matter the consequences. So what if England and France had stood up to the Nazis from the start, and not eleven months later? That is the question behind the War That Came Early series.

Four years later, the civil war in Spain drags on, even after General Franco's death. The United States, still neutral in Europe, fights the Japanese in the Pacific. Russia and Germany go toe-to-toe in Eastern Europe—yet while Hitler stares east, not everything behind him is going as well as he would like. But nothing feeds ingenuity like the fear of losing. The Germans wheel out new tanks and planes, Japan deploys weapons of a very different sort against China, and the United States, England, and France do what they can to strengthen themselves against imminent danger.

Seen through the eyes of ordinary citizens caught in the maelstrom, this is a you-are-there chronicle of battle on land and sea and in the air. Here are terrifying bombing raids that shatter homes, businesses, and the rule of law. Here are commanders issuing orders that, once given, cannot be taken back. And here are the seeds of rebellion sown in blood-soaked soil.

In a war in which sides are switched and allies trust one another only slightly more than they trust their mortal enemies, Nazi Germany has yet to send its Jews to death camps, and dangerous new nationalist powers arise in Eastern Europe. From thrilling submarine battles to the horror of men fighting men and machines all through Europe, Two Fronts captures every aspect of a brilliantly reimagined conflict: the strategic, the political, and the personal force of leaders bending nations to their wills.

About Harry Turtledove

Harry Turtledove (he/him) is an American fantasy and science fiction writer whom Publishers Weekly has called the "Master of Alternate History." He has received numerous awards and distinctions, including the Hugo Award for Best Novella, the HOMer Award for Short story, and the John Esthen Cook Award for Southern Fiction. Turtledove's works include the Crosstime Traffic, Worldwar, Darkness, and Opening of the World series; the stand-alone novels The House of Daniel, Fort Pillow, and Give Me Back My Legions!; and over a dozen short stories available on Tor.com. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, novelist Laura Frankos, and their four daughters.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Eric on August 31, 2015

The war goes on; people continue to say, and do, the same things. Some people die, but few people get wounded significantly. New equipment comes to the front, but so what?......more

Goodreads review by Leons1701 on August 02, 2013

I really can't explain my compulsion to keep reading this series. Turtledove's style has become so bland that even when something happens, it seems like nothing. At some points, I was seriously comparing this to Crossroads of Twilight. Not a good thing. However, on finishing, I have to admit it was......more

Goodreads review by Alexander on February 17, 2014

The same exact complaints I had about the fourth book apply to the fifth one as well. While I still found it enjoyable to read about the characters I actually like, I found the pages wasted on pointless characters (come on, Peggy became useless after we found out about what Herb did to further alter......more