A plot is thus discovered to eliminate all of those. His southern victory or timeline191 series has the confederates beating the union. Mar 28, 2018 well, theres the matter of paying for them without the british subsidizing their war effort through cheap politically motivated credit. The idea that books were intertwined with the values at stake in the war is central to mannings study, which begins with an account of a book burning in.
Who would prevail and how would the conflict unfold. Leaders on both sides realised that at stake from the very beginning was a complete restructuring of the world order. In the past germany won over the uk and france long before the us had plans of even joining the war. Nowadays, i dont doubt the country with the strongest and most wellfundedsupported. Who would win in a war between france, germany and the uk. The german war takes us into the lives of men and women from all walks of life, as they fought, survived and suffered grunts, tank commanders, staff officers. What if the two nations went to war yet again, this time with modern day armies and armament.
Moyer, introduction by john keegan, published in 1995. Cassells history of the war between france and germany 18701871 volume 2 by ollier, e. Uk wins this with reasonable ease at least as far as modern militaries fighting each other can go. Victory must be ours germany in the great war 19141918 by laurence v. Set in a universe in which nazi germany won world war ii, the storys lead protagonist is an officer of the kripo, the criminal police, who is investigating the murder of a nazi government official who participated at the wannsee conference. His days of infamy books have japan occupying hawaii. Mar 30, 2011 given the fact that its totally unrealistic and only germany vs. Getting britain out of the war, as early as possible, would have been a major success. Germany s spring offensive in 1918 broke the frenchbritish line and germany won world war i.
The leaders of great britain and america also adopted policies designed to force war with germany. Cassells history of war between france and germany 1870 1871 by anon and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. It deals with the extension of a european into a global war in the period from 1941 to 1943. France vs italy talks about a hypothetical modern day war between two said belligerents. Britains unconditional guarantee to poland led to horrific acts of violence against polands ethnic germans and, thus, germany was forced to invade poland to end these atrocities. On april 6, 1917, when the united states declared war against germany, the nation had a. Books how the war was lost by the allies and how the world looks in the year 2000.
The chief theater of the war, germany was reduced to misery and starvation, lost a large part of its population, and became, as a result of the peace of westphalia 1648. This is the sixth volume in the comprehensive and authoritative series, germany and the second world war. To hear players, managers and soccer writers on both sides tell it, the 28th game in the series is a matter of history, whether the aging english squad can beat a young german team on sunday. The great war and the remaking of america keene, jennifer d. Mar 10, 2012 in my history class we just got done with studing world war 2 and i was wondering what do the german history books say about the war does it condone natzi germay or tell a diffrent story. His diaries, written in secrecy, provide a vivid account of everyday life in hitlers germany. Germanys war by john wear refutes this characterization of germany, bringing history into accord with the facts. A social history of germany in the years following the first world war, this book explores germanys defeat and the subsequent demobilization of its armies, events.
In 1568, the dutch declared independence, launching a war that would last for. Germany vs france france has the bigger army and the nuclear power due to germanys army limits, germany has the bigger economy and more capability to build nukes usa vs china without nuclear bombs china vs russia nuclear bombs in. Buy who would win battle royale book online at low prices in. German special forces of world war ii new books in politics. Nov 15, 2015 the german war takes us into the lives of men and women from all walks of life, as they fought, survived and suffered grunts, tank commanders, staff officers. It focuses on the politics, strategy, and operations of the belligerent powers as germany lost the initiative to the allies, and it represents, both in content and in composition, the climax and. The battle of france, also known as the fall of france, was the german invasion of france and. A decade after witnesses of war, his impressive deconstruction. Such forces included the legenday skorzeny commandos who carried out audacious tasks such as the gliderborne rescue of mussolini, and the kidnapping of. The story of world war ii seen through the eyes of regular german citizens. This isnt like france v germany, if france got involved in a war with russia, then germany, the uk and the usa would probably get involved, that would not be good news for russia, 20k of tanks or not.
Cassells history war between france germany 1870 1871 abebooks. Macleods the summer isles also involves germany winning wwi. Had they done so it wouldnt have mattered one bit whether hitler declared war on the usa or not. England would take place without any allies and the use of nuclear weapons, germany would probably win the war the germans have a much stronger economy they can switch from producing cars ect to producing weapons, tanks ect within days.
Quoted from his endorsement of why germany nearly won. Franklin roosevelts numerous provocations, including a shootonsight policy against german shipping and. Hi guys fischer verlag released frontalltag im ersten weltkrieg. At the battle of caporetto, 260,000 italians had surrendered. A war between modern day france and modern day ukengland. It focuses on the politics, strategy, and operations of the belligerent powers as germany lost the initiative to the allies, and it represents. A fascinating and long overdue study of the troops that made up germanys elite special forces of world war ii. When world war ii began, nazi germany had an unimaginable advantage of surprise. Find out in this awesome bindup of five books in the popular who would win series. Lasting from 19 july 1870 to 28 january 1871, the conflict was caused by prussian ambitions to expand german unification and. Apr 07, 2010 this isnt like france v germany, if france got involved in a war with russia, then germany, the uk and the usa would probably get involved, that would not be good news for russia, 20k of tanks or not. In strategiclevel books on world war ii that discusses the germanan war efforts, there seem to be two black or white general positions on germanys chances to win the war. Oct, 2015 the story of world war ii seen through the eyes of regular german citizens.
Taking an entirely new perspective on explaining the second world war in europe, and its outcome, at its core why germany nearly won offers the reader three interrelated. Alternate history what if germany had won world war i. Germany and japan won world war two in an upcoming tv series. Germany vs france and russia 1914 thread starter augenis. Germany vs france who would win army military comparison. Suppose operation barbarossa starts as usual in june 1941, but germany can solely focus on it, without france the ukthe us to worry about. Soviet union gets the lend lease program help from the us. It also has many military bases in germany so in a conventional war i would say a draw with a slight possibility of the uk winning. Using authoritative sources footnoted the book outlines the war aims of the nazi leadership as if they were realized. The german war, by nicholas stargardt the new york times. Suppose operation barbarossa starts as usual in june 1941, but germany can solely focus on it, without francethe ukthe us to worry about.
Books about ordinary german life prewwii germany history. Today in 2017 we compare the military strength of two powerful european nations. These wars have been fought before except a couple but with modern technology and weapons, who would win now. The nazis had prepared for the war for years while the allied countries had no idea what was going on. It analyzes the positioning and number of their forces. The whole point of germany s warfare was to defeat russia. The undisputed king of alternative histories is the prolific harry turtledove, who has helped guide the genre into mainstream reading. A new history of world war ii, lj 111593 offers a new perspective on german history in relation to hitler and the formulation of german foreign. Cassells history war between france germany 1870 1871. Many germans do not even want a military, and there have been.
I an immediate total war situation the uk would win because it has nuclear weapons and germany does not. We have more active military personel, 200 more aircraft, three times the number of attack helicopters, fighter aircraft seems kinda similar given the different categories, similar numbers of tanks, but we stomp them from a naval point of view. The guns of the south has the confederates equipped with ak47s by. The whole point of germanys warfare was to defeat russia.
Reflecting on the greatest war in human history, one cannot help but think about the terrible conflict as a whole, its leaders, its peoples, and the puzzles still open about its conduct. Uboats were sinking an average of half a million tons of shipping bringing supplies to britain. The best alternative histories in literature on abebooks. Adolf hitler would never have begun a military campaign if it was doomed to fail and boomerang. The soviet union in ww ii, from the beginning of the war on june 22, 1941 to mansteins firing by his fuhrer on march 1, 1944. Adults will find them fun to read with kids or alone. In may 1917, general john joseph black jack pershing was designated the. Anyway, the reason why germany didnt win ww2 was simply because they failed to achieve a decisive victory over the red army in the battle of moscow, which started on september 30th, 1941. In this massive but thorough meditation, stargardt european historymagdalen coll.
And even with my timely response i still need to edit it after posting. How books became a critical part of the fight to win world. Germany held four aces when the war began, but the costly. The francoprussian war or francogerman war, often referred to in france as the war of 1870, was a conflict between the second french empire and later, the third french republic and the german states of the north german confederation led by the kingdom of prussia. When it comes to terms of troop numbers the french top us having a larger army. Buy a cheap copy of germany after the first world war. The military history of france encompasses an immense panorama of conflicts and struggles. Sep 06, 2015 nicholas stargardts the german war comes therefore as something of a reality check, a shock to the system or my system at least. There were mutinies in the french army involving more than 40,000 men. I will not talk about likely, just about possible, and to that the answer is yes. Army used to call shamming in the german army a shammer is called drueckeberger and more serious things. As a result, france secured an occupation zone in germany and a permanent seat on the. In the spring of 1918, victory seemed to be within the kaisers grasp.
A diary of the nazi years, 19331941 by victor klemperera dresden jew, a veteran of world war i, a man of letters and historian of great sophistication, klemperer recognized the danger of hitler as early as 1933. The united states can still fight and win two major wars at the same time, or at least come near enough to winning that neither russia nor china would see much hope in the gamble. Amazon studios has an interesting new pilot thats currently available to prime members called the man in the high castle based on the philip k. Of course in this scenario japan would have more resources as asia is far bigger than europe as already stated. Top 10 ways the nazis could have won world war ii listverse.
The american expeditionary forces a world at war articles and. As a nuclear capable nation they have the resources and knowhow to build a nuclear arsenal within 3 or 4 months of the order being given. The political implications of such a war would be vast, and although a bit silly i understand you just want an answer as to who would win in britain vs france. New amazon show wonders what life would be like if. Now the uk has a navy more capable of fighting a conventional war and delivering its troops. Jan 03, 2012 this was a war of attrition, who could outlast the other with men and supplies and in every major battle it was mostly the germans. Many germans do not even want a military, and there have been all sorts of scandals where their soldiers underperformed at nato exercises, or sent lette. Such forces included the legenday skorzeny commandos who carried out audacious tasks such as the gliderborne rescue of mussolini, and the kidnapping of the son of the hungarian regent, admiral horthy. If germany had exercised caution in this regard, there is a chance that the us would not have formally declared war on germany even if the us had eventually done so, it would have been much later and the germans would have bought themselves adequate time to confront their enemy.
Citino, history professor, consultant on the history channel, author of eight books including the death of the wehrmacht, the german way of war, and more. Dec 22, 2014 the idea that books were intertwined with the values at stake in the war is central to mannings study, which begins with an account of a book burning in berlin in 1933, and describes how these. Everything, audio recordings, booksprinted material, films, videos. The collection features a range of mammals, sea creatures, reptiles, and. May 03, 2018 what if the two nations went to war yet again, this time with modern day armies and armament. Day of judgment by jack higgins, berlin 1961 by frederick kempe, orderly and humane. The germans would likely outbid them for importable war supplies if we assume a cash or securableasset collateral backed credit and carry international environment, and industrially is in a far better position to produce shells in particular. Fatherland is a 1992 alternative history detective novel by english writer and journalist robert harris. More than a conflict of imperial aggression, world war ii was about who would live and. Germanys war documents that the allied leaders of the soviet union, great britain and the united states were primarily responsible for starting and prolonging world war iicosting million of lives.
If germany and england had a war, who would win and why. In six weeks from 10 may 1940, german forces defeated allied forces by mobile operations, conquering france. Typically the books are sold with an individual battle between 2 animals but this larger book contains several. Given german barbarity, i shant feign concern for the discomforts suffered by the countrys citizens during world war ii, whose active participation. Knownsense posted by elky on aug 06, 2014 alright an actual cool book being translated into a visual experience. How books became a critical part of the fight to win world war ii. Agent of byzantium has the byzantine empire surviving. A religious settlement was reached only after the devastating thirty years war 161848, which was a crushing setback to the cause of german unity. Jun 27, 2010 to hear players, managers and soccer writers on both sides tell it, the 28th game in the series is a matter of history, whether the aging english squad can beat a young german team on sunday. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A nation under arms, 193945 1st edition by stargardt, nicholas isbn. A social history of germany in the years following the first world war, this book explores germany s defeat and the subsequent demobilization of its armies, events. Why germany nearly won challenges todays conventional wisdom explaining germanys second world war defeat as inevitable primarily for brute force economic or military reasons created when germany attacked the soviet union.
List of books and articles about german history online. In strategiclevel books on world war ii that discusses the germanan war efforts, there seem to be two black or white general positions on germany s chances to win the war. During world war ii, one of nazi germanys huge mistakes was declaring war on the united states. A fascinating and long overdue study of the troops that made up germany s elite special forces of world war ii. Germany would win the war if it were longer, because it has a larger economy and manufacturing base to produce high tech arms. The most popular theme for alternative histories by far is world war ii it would have been possible to populate the entire list with books where the nazis won or the conflicts outcome is drastically different. Nicholas stargardts the german war comes therefore as something of a reality check, a shock to the system or my system at least. So, was it ever possible for germany to win world war ii.
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