1945 (Gingrich and Forstchen novel)
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| Author |
Newt Gingrich William R. Forstchen |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Alternate history |
| Publisher | Baen Books |
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Publication date
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August 1, 1995 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover & Paperback) |
| Pages | 400 pp |
| ISBN | |
| OCLC | 35717489 |
| 813.54 | |
| LC Class | PS3557.I4945 |
1945 is an alternate history written by Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen in 1995, describing the period immediately after World War II wherein the United States had fought only against Japan, allowing Nazi Germany to force a truce with the Soviet Union, after which the two victors confront each other in a cold war which swiftly turns hot.
In reality, "Fortress Europe" was the Nazi concept of making German-occupied Europe impregnable to the invasion, which was clearly coming since the Allies started massing their forces in Britain in 1943. In D-Day this "fortress" was decisively breached.
At the start of the novel, the United States, having defeated the Empire of Japan, is in no mood to enter a new war, and Americans accept the fait accompli German domination over most of Europe. An alternate Cold War seems in the offing; even the United Kingdom, with a German-dominated Europe at their doorstep, squander much of their resources on a colonial war in the former French Indochina.
U.S. President Andrew Harrison (a fictional character) has a summit with Adolf Hitler at Reykjavík, Iceland. The meeting goes badly, the two leaders sharply confront each other, and Hitler secretly decides to accelerate preparations for a surprise attack on both the United States and the United Kingdom. As part of these preparations, a beautiful German spy seduces and suborns the White House Chief of Staff and makes him a key German spy.
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