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Book and other Reviews

This is a list of reviews of books from CTT.  Please submit additions if you have a particular favorite.  Note: My reviews often contain considerable detail and discussion of the AH possibilities, so read carefully.  

History Books for AH writers

Alternate History Novels

Other Stuff

History Books for AH writers

The Royal Sorceress Review -Christopher Nuttall

Harry Turtledove’s “Must And Shall”

11-22-63 by Steven King

The Rise and Fall of the British Empire

Spain's Road to Empire

Amiens to the Armistice

Nomonhan: Japan against Russia 1939

The Cold War: A military history

1940:myth and Reality

A World at Arms- A Global History of World War II

Mud, Blood and Poppycock (Another Review)

Peacemakers- The Paris Peace Conference of 1919 and Its Attempt to End War 

Peter Padfield (maritime series)

The Complete History of China

Elizabeth I

The Longest Night

The Myth of Inevitable US Defeat in Vietnam

Lightening War

Rivers of Gold- The Rise of the Spanish Empire, from Columbus to Magellan

God Save the Queen? – The Coming Collapse of the British Monarchy

Global Disorder – Are we already fighting the next world war?

Hitler’s Thirty Days to Power- January 1933

The Coming Collapse of China

Empire- The Rise and Demise of the British World Order and the Lessons for Global Power

The Pity of War

The Road to Stalingrad/The Road to Berlin

The Comuneros of Castile

Rising’ 44- the good guys won world war two, right?

The Last Division- A History of Berlin 1945-1989

Fascism- A History

Werwolf! The History of the National Socialist Guerrilla Movement

The Winter War

A Few Bloody Noses: "We meant well to the Americans—just to punish them with a few bloody noses, and then to make laws for the happiness of both countries," said George III.  The ensuing uprising led to the creation of the United States, the most powerful country in the modern world.

An End to Evil- How to Win the War on Terror

The March Up- Taking Baghdad with the 1st Marine Division

The Iraq War

Unheralded Victory

Raj

Castles of Steel- Britain, Germany, and the Winning of the Great War at Sea

Telling lies about Hitler

MANY SKIES

Secrets and Lies- The Planning, Conduct and Aftermath of Blair and Bush's War

The World Hitler Never Made: Alternate History and the Memory of Nazism

MacArthur's War

Master Race: the Lebensborn experiment in Nazi Germany

Army of Roses

Love My Rifle More Than You

Slow Burn

The Sling and the Stone

Roswell:Inconvenient Facts and the Will to Believe

Moment of Truth in Iraq

Ministry of Defeat

Patriots

 

 

Alternate History Novels

TITLE AUTHOR REVIEWER
Sidewise, Side Foolish 10 best & 10 worst novels Chris Oakley
Sidewise, Side Foolish II 10 best & 10 worst short stories Chris Oakley
Sidewise, Side Foolish III The 5 Best and 5 Worst AH Premises Chris Oakley
Sidewise, Side Foolish IV The 5 Best and 5 Worst AH Authors Chris Oakley

Sidewise, Side Foolish V:

The 10 Best and 10 Worst AH Characters In AH Literature Chris Oakley

Sidewise, Side Foolish VI:

The 10 Best and 10 Worst AH Characters In AH Literature Chris Oakley
The Man With The Iron Heart Harry Turtledove Christopher Nuttall
Ruled Britannia Harry Turtledove Emperor Blair
Rising Sun Victorious: How the Japanese won the Pacific War Various Christopher Nuttall
Planetary/JLA: Terra Occulta Warren Ellis Richard Gray
Third Reich Victorious Various Christopher Nuttall

stars and stripes

Harry Harrison Christopher Nuttall
For Want of a Nail   Robert Sobel John J. Reilly
1632 Eric Flint Steven H Silver
Ring of Fire Eric Flint (ed) Christopher Nuttall
1633 – Grantsville’s Adventure Continues Eric Flint Christopher Nuttall
The Mastership Game Scott McBain Christopher Nuttall
Book Review: The Gatekeepers Daniel Graham Christopher Nuttall
Another Gatekeepers review Daniel Graham Christian "naddy" Weisgerber

Marching Through Georgia

S. M. Stirling Christian "naddy" Weisgerber
Under the Yoke S. M. Stirling Christian "naddy" Weisgerber
The Stone Dogs S. M. Stirling Christian "naddy" Weisgerber
Drakon S. M. Stirling Christian "naddy" Weisgerber
CONQUISTADOR S. M. Stirling Steven H Silver

IN THE PRESENCE OF MINE ENEMIES (review 2)

Harry Turtledove Steven H Silver
ISLAND IN THE SEA OF TIME S. M. Stirling Steven H Silver
AGAINST THE TIDE OF YEARS S. M. Stirling Steven H Silver
ON THE OCEANS OF ETERNITY S. M. Stirling Steven H Silver
RULERS OF THE DARKNESS Harry Turtledove Christopher Nuttall
American Indian Victories Dale Cozert Christopher Nuttall
Elseworlds- JLA Act of God Christopher Nuttall
Ten to Midnight: A nuclear war coming soon? Toby Murrey Christopher Nuttall
Gettysburg Newt Gingrich, William Forstchen Christopher Nuttall
Fox on the Rhine Christopher Nuttall

Ministry of Space- Part Three

Resurrection Day

1634- The Galileo Affair

Emerald Sea

The Foresight War

The General's President

GUNPOWDER EMPIRE

Dies the Fire

Homeward Bound

The Hounds of Avalon

Into the Looking Glass

MADAM PRESIDENT

Ill Wind

Days of Infamy

Watch on the Rhine

Syndicate Rules

The Protector's War

Dread Empire’s Fall

The Boys #1

The Boys # 2

The Boys #4

The Boys #6

The Boys #7

The Boys (7-10): Get Some

The Boys: Good For The Soul

WINGS OF THE LUFTWAFFE: 1946

The Authority #1

The Authority (V4 #2)

The Authority: Prime

Brute Force

Visions of Victory

Final Impact (Axis of Time, Book 3)

Off Armageddon Reef

1634: The Bavarian Crisis

1634: The Baltic War

War of the Worlds: New Millennium

Razor's Edge

A Desert Called Peace/Carnifex

1812: The Rivers of War

Squadron Supreme

Squadron Supreme (V.2) #1

Squadron Supreme 7

Drafted #1 - The Awakening

Moonstruck

Yellow Eyes

Making Money

Sister Time

Influx (JC Jones)

Dragon’s Fury

Ms Holmes of Baker Street

Time Spike

Hitting Back: The Autobiography

One Day On Mars

THE TULORIAD (ARC)

When In The Course Of Human Events

No Expenses Spared

Terror Terror Terror

One Second After

Hitler’s War

Swords and Saddles

In The Country of the Blind

Unintended Consequences

Without Waning

WorldWar

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

 

 

Other Stuff

The Final Countdown (DVD/Video) Christopher Nuttall
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Christopher Nuttall
The Conquerors Trilogy Christian "naddy" Weisgerber
A Fire Upon the Deep Christian "naddy" Weisgerber
The Night's Dawn trilogy Christian "naddy" Weisgerber
Operation Roswell Christopher Nuttall
Operation Thunder Child/Operation Lightning Strike Christopher Nuttall
Footfall Christopher Nuttall
The Devil in Green Christopher Nuttall
The Lost Regiment Christopher Nuttall
A State of Disobedience Christopher Nuttall
The Alien Years Christopher Nuttall
The Queen of Sinister Christopher Nuttall
Pandora's Star Christopher Nuttall 

Against The Tide

The Prometheus Project

Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell

The Black Magician Trilogy

Review of Invasion: Earth

Jeff Wayne's The War of the Worlds 

An Introduction to Planetary Defense

CIVIL WAR #1

CIVIL WAR #2

CIVIL WAR #3

CIVIL WAR #4

CIVIL WAR #5

Civil War #6

Princess of Wands

Kildar by John Ringo

Superman: Red Son

Von Neumann's War

Budspy

Hell’s Gate/Hell Hath No Fury

Invasion

Project Saucer

Torchwood

FIVE MILLENIUM CANON OF SOLAR ECLIPSES

Midnighter: Killing Machine

The Marvel Civil War – Overall Review

Blood, Sweat and Arrogance: The Myths of Churchill's War

Doctor Who – Season Three

Doctor Who: Donna’s World

Galactica 1980

Thunderbirds The Movie

Star Trek: Q & A

Ultimate Power

Caliphate

The Simpsons Movie

The Transformers: All Hail Megatron #1

Starship Troopers 3

The Final Season (Dr Who)

Secret Invasion

THE WALLS OF THE UNIVERSE

Captain Britain 10

Captain Britain and MI13: Secret Invasion

Lucy’s Blade

The Magician's Apprentice

Galactica 1980

THE IMPROBABLE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES

 

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