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A remarkable story about a war that never was: a German invasion of the United States at the turn of the century. This is a fast-paced novel that explores what might have happened if Germany and the United States had tangled on American soil.The year is 1901. Imperial Germany demands that the United States surrender its newly acquired territories: Guam, Puerto Rico, Cuba and the Philippines. When President McKinley indignantly refuses, the German emperor, Kaiser Wilhelm II, launches an invasion of the United States, striking first on Long Island. Chance puts a young army major, Patrick Mahan, in the catbird's seat at this critical juncture in American history. He rises quickly to the rank of brigadier general and plays a decisive role in the conflict with the Germans. Dozens of historical personages appear, including Teddy Roosevelt, James B. Longstreet and Joe Wheeler of Civil War fame, and Arthur MacArthur and his newly commissioned son Douglas.
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The year is 1901. Germany’s navy is the second largest in the world; their army, the most powerful. But with the exception of a small piece of Africa and a few minor islands in the Pacific, Germany is without an empire. Kaiser Wilhelm II demands that the United States surrender its newly acquired territories: Guam, Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Philippines. President McKinley indignantly refuses, so with the honor and economic future of the Reich at stake, the Kaiser launches an invasion of the United States, striking first on Long Island. Now the Americans, with their army largely disbanded, must defend the homeland. When McKinley suffers a fatal heart attack, the new commander in chief, Theodore Roosevelt, rallies to the cause, along with Confederate general James Longstreet. From the burning of Manhattan to the climactic Battle of Danbury, American forces face Europe’s most potent war machine in a blazing contest of will against strength.From the Paperback edition.
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