Following the success of 1942 and 1945, Robert Conroy takes readers to the final climactic days of World War II in Europe in the alternative history novel Red Inferno-1945, in which the U.S. takes the controversial step of moving into Berlin with catastrophic results.
In April 1945, the Allies are charging toward Berlin from the west, the Russians from the east. For Hitler, the situation is hopeless. But at this turning point in history, another war is about to explode.
To win World War II, the Allies dealt with the devil. Joseph Stalin helped FDR, Churchill, and Truman crush Hitler. But what if ""Uncle Joe"" had given in to his desire to possess Germany and all of Europe? In this stunning novel, Robert Conroy picks up the history of the war just as American troops cross the Elbe into Germany. Then Stalin slams them with the brute force of his enormous Soviet army.
From American soldiers and German civilians trapped in the ruins of Potsdam to U.S. military men fighting behind enemy lines, from a scholarly Russia expert who becomes a secret player in a new war to Stalin's cult of killers in Moscow, this saga captures the human face of international conflict. With the Soviets vastly outnumbering the Americans-but undercut by chronic fuel shortages and mistrust-Eisenhower employs a brilliant strategy of retreat to buy critical time for air superiority. Soon, Truman makes a series of controversial decisions, enlisting German help and planning to devastate the massive Red Army by using America's ultimate and most secret weapon.
By:
Robert Conroy Imprint: Ballantine Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 208mm,
Width: 140mm,
Spine: 19mm
Weight: 340g ISBN:9780345506061 ISBN 10: 0345506065 Pages: 368 Publication Date:15 July 2010 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
