A Prophet Without Honor: A Novel of Alternative History
Joseph Wurtenbaugh
4.33 · 6 ratings · Published: 12 Jun 2017
In the first months of 1936, Adolf Hitler risked everything by ordering his untrained military to reoccupy the Rhineland. It was a bluff. The Germans would have been forced to retreat if the French or British had offered the slightest opposition. But the bluff succeeded. History changed decisively. Hitler quieted the opposition at home, and marched the world relentlessly on, to the edge of destruction and beyond.
The story examines that lost chance in detail. The result is a compelling story full of intrigue, danger, romance, and action, culminating in the reckoning that Hitler might have faced, had events taken a different course. It is a celebration of ordinary integrity and the enduring power of simple good will - even in times when honesty is the most dangerous virtue of all and the effects of good will seem lost in obscurity.
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- historical 3
- historical fiction 3
- alternate history 3
- war/big battles 2
- epistolary 2
- world war II 2
- 20th century 2
- political 1
- literary fiction 1
- military, war & conflict 1
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