false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171480466m/101565.jpg 101565 5 Harry Turtledove&#8211;the master of alternate history&#8211;has recast the tumultuous twentieth century and created an epic that is powerful, bold, and as convincing as it is provocative. In Drive to the East he continues his saga of warfare that has divided a nation and now threatens the entire world.<br><br>In 1914, the First World War ignited a brutal conflict in North America, with the United States finally defeating the Confederate States. In 1917, The Great War ended and an era of simmering hatred began, fueled by the despotism of a few and the sacrifice of many. Now it&#8217;s 1942. The USA and CSA are locked in a tangle of jagged, blood-soaked battle lines, modern weaponry, desperate strategies, and the kind of violence that only the damned could conjure up&#8211;for their enemies and themselves.<br><br>In Richmond, Confederate president and dictator Jake Featherston is shocked by what his own aircraft have done in Philadelphia&#8211;killing U.S. president Al Smith in a barrage of bombs. Featherston presses ahead with a secret plan carried out on the dusty plains of Texas, where a so-called detention camp hides a far more evil purpose. <br><br>As the untested U.S. vice president takes over for Smith, the United States face a furious thrust by the Confederate army, pressing inexorably into Pennsylvania. But with the industrial heartland under siege, Canada in revolt, and U.S. naval ships fighting against the Japanese in the Sandwich Islands, the most dangerous place in the world may be overlooked.<br><br><br><i>From the Hardcover edition.</i> 97921 2005 Settling Accounts Drive to the East (Settling Accounts, Book 2) total:266|5:82|4:99|3:77|2:8|1:0| 266 1053 329 9 4 1 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 27 11:11:37 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 09:31:21 -0700 2009 1 Drive to the East by Harry Turtledove. This is the second book in the series of Settling Accounts. The genre of the book is Alternate History. It is alternate history because it is a “what if the South had won the Civil War.” The book takes place in 1942 the second yea...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jun 28 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Wed Jul 15 14:57:20 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 14:57:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false true Tue Apr 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 22 17:32:59 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 22 17:33:41 -0700 2008 Settling Accounts tetralogy, the story of World War II fought in a world where the South won the Civil War. The Confederate Army have invaded Ohio, hoping to cut the United States in half and force a surrender. However, neither Confederate victories or the death of the Americ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 24 04:30:18 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 10 15:31:25 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Nov 13 10:04:51 -0800 2007 Tue Nov 13 10:09:48 -0800 2007
The writing is still crisp and characterization still rich but I think Turtledove has relied too much on a strict analogy between the Nazi policies and those of Jake Featherston's Confederate States...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Mar 30 22:54:28 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 22:56:22 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Apr 21 22:19:04 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 19:18:46 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 22:19:04 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Sep 15 23:58:24 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 21 00:17:06 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Sun Mar 16 13:10:19 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 16 13:11:01 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Mon Nov 30 07:59:30 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 30 07:59:30 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Sun Nov 29 18:28:26 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 29 18:28:26 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Tue Nov 24 19:31:50 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 24 19:31:50 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Mon Nov 23 07:16:36 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 07:16:36 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sun Nov 22 11:49:18 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 11:49:20 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Fri Nov 20 08:48:54 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 20 08:49:00 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Tue Nov 17 22:49:59 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 22:49:59 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Tue Nov 17 19:51:20 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 19:51:20 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Nov 15 10:30:56 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 10:30:56 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Fri Nov 13 23:40:43 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 23:40:43 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Nov 07 07:17:01 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 07:17:01 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=101565