Coup d'Etat (The War That Came Early, Book Four)

Coup d'Etat (The War That Came Early, Book Four)

In 1941, a treaty between England and Germany unravelsâ€”and so does a different World War II.
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In Harry Turtledoveâ€™s mesmerizing alternate history of World War II, the choices of men and fate have changed history. Now it is the winter of 1941. As the Germans, with England and France on their side, slam deep into Russia, Stalinâ€™s terrible machine fights for its life. But the agreements of world leaders do not touch the hearts of soldiers. The war between Germany and Russia is rocked by men with the courage to aim their guns in a new direction.
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England is the first to be shaken. Following the suspicious death of Winston Churchill, with his staunch anti-Nazi views, a small cabal begins to imagine the unthinkable in a nation long famous for respecting the rule of law. With civil liberties hanging by a thread, a conspiracy forms against the powers that be. What will this daring plan mean for the European war as a whole?
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Meanwhile, in America, a woman who has met Hitler face-to-face urges her countrymen to wake up to his evil. For the time being, the United States is fighting only Japanâ€”and the war is not going as well as Washington would like. Can Roosevelt keep his grip on the countryâ€™s imagination?
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Coup dâ€™Etat captures how war makes for the strangest of bedfellows. A freethinking Frenchman fights side by side with racist Nazis. A Czech finds himself on the dusty front lines of the Spanish Civil War, gunning for Germanyâ€™s Nationalist allies. A German bomber pilot courts a half-Polish, half-Jewish beauty in Bialystock. And the Jews in Germany, though trapped under Hitlerâ€™s fist, are as yet protected by his fear of looking bad before the worldâ€”and by an outspoken Catholic bishop.
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With his spectacular command of character, coincidence, and military and political strategies, Harry Turtledove continues a passionate, unmatched saga of a World War II composed of different enemies, different alliesâ€”and hurtling toward a horrific moment. For a diabolical new weapon is about to be unleashed, not by the United States, but by Japan, in a tactic that will shock the world.

Praise for Coup dâ€™Etat
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â€œTurtledoveâ€™s masterful presentation of an alternate WWII reaches its fourth volume with its quality undiminished. . . . A tribute to [his] commanding skills.â€â€”Booklist (starred review)
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â€œFor lovers of alternative history, and particularly the very popular Turtledove with his appealing weaponry, battle tactics, and setting details, this story will satisfy. It sets out to entertain . . . and that it does.â€â€”Historical Novels Review
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â€œThe bookâ€™s grand scope and Turtledoveâ€™s impressive historical knowledge are admirable.â€â€”Kirkus Reviews

From the Hardcover edition.
Country USA
Brand Del Rey
Manufacturer Random House Worlds
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber unknown
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2013-07-23
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780345524669

Country	USA
Brand	Del Rey
Manufacturer	Random House Worlds
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	unknown
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2013-07-23
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780345524669

Coup d'Etat (The War That Came Early, Book Four)

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