I picked up this copy from the Fairfax County Public Library System.

Here is the book description from the publisher:

Is it the war to end all wars--or war without end? What began as a conflict in Europe, when Germany unleashed a lightning assault on its enemies, soon spreads to North America, as a long-simmering hatred between two independent nations explodes in bloody combat. Twice in fifty years the Confederate States of America had humiliated their northern neighbor. Now revenge may at last be at hand.

Into this vast, seething cauldron plunges a new generation of weaponry changing the shape of war and the balance of power. While the Confederate States are distracted by an insurgency of African Americans who dream of establishing their own socialist republic, the United States are free to bring their military and industrial might directly to bear--and to unleash the most horrific armored assault the world has ever seen. Victory is at hand. But at a price that may be worse than war itself . . .

Here are my thoughts on the book:

This entire series was inventive, informative, and entertaining. The fake world war on American soil captures the drama and carnage of the real one. In a way it makes the idea of a world war more real to the American reader because no man's land is in Virginia, Richmond gets air raided, Washington D.C. gets shelled to bits and fierce fighting takes place all over the Mason Dixon in places that we recognize. The characters that Turtledove follows throughout the conflict cover the entire geographic and class spectrum, and through them we watch the war and its effect on different people, and Turtledove is a suprising master at making his characters powerfully evoke sympathy or outrage from his readers. Somewhere on the dust jacket in one of the books in this series it says that this alternate history helps us to understand the real history better. I agree. The major detraction for me in the stories were characters making strangely prescient statements about the future of military technology and world events. But overall this series is enjoyable and highly recommended.

WILD RELEASE NOTES:

This book is being released to the care of the Sherwood Hall Regional Library for its used book drive. This was left on purpose for you to find. Read and enjoy!

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