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1915 Alternate: Book 3 of the WW1 Alternate Series
January 1915.
The Great War is now in full swing, and almost every nation in Europe has been dragged into it. Now, the Greeks and the Romanians are about to enter the conflict. The Romanian offensive into Transylvania, combined with the disastrous fall Austro-Hungarian offensive of 1914 and the encircled Przemysl fortress, are threatening to unhinge the Dual Monarchy and knock Austria-Hungary out of the war. The Central Powers, especially Germany, sends reinforcements to the beleaguered Galician and the Carpathian Front, while Bulgaria launches its own attack on Romania’s southern border with the help of Ottoman troops.
In East Prussia, a big battle looms as the forces of General Paul von Hindenburg approach Konigsberg to relieve the siege and push the Russians back out of the ancestral Teutonic Knights territories. Just south of them, Germano-Russians will soon clash in Poland (East of Warsaw), and the Germans will employ a terrible weapon for the first time in the war.
In Italy, things are stalemated, as they are in France, with stabilized frontlines. Neither side is capable of launching a major offensive or breaking the trench line defenses of the other. First, because it is the middle of winter, but more because the Franco-British are exhausted and demoralized and need time to rebuild their forces. Meanwhile, the Germans don’t have a choice but to send a lot of troops to save the Austro-Hungarians and East Prussia.
At sea, the German High Sea Fleet is poised to make a splash as it is now in the French Atlantic ports, while the epic saga between Admiral Maximilian von Spee of the German Pacific Squadron and legendary Japanese Tōgō Heihachirō of the Imperial Navy battle fleet continues.
In between, Zeppelins airships begin their bombing of London, the Austro-Hungarian Fleet attempts a sortie out of the Adriatic, and the Greek navy tries to escape from the clutches of the newly constituted British East Mediterranean Squadron.
This is the story of the Great War that might have been.
The Great War is now in full swing, and almost every nation in Europe has been dragged into it. Now, the Greeks and the Romanians are about to enter the conflict. The Romanian offensive into Transylvania, combined with the disastrous fall Austro-Hungarian offensive of 1914 and the encircled Przemysl fortress, are threatening to unhinge the Dual Monarchy and knock Austria-Hungary out of the war. The Central Powers, especially Germany, sends reinforcements to the beleaguered Galician and the Carpathian Front, while Bulgaria launches its own attack on Romania’s southern border with the help of Ottoman troops.
In East Prussia, a big battle looms as the forces of General Paul von Hindenburg approach Konigsberg to relieve the siege and push the Russians back out of the ancestral Teutonic Knights territories. Just south of them, Germano-Russians will soon clash in Poland (East of Warsaw), and the Germans will employ a terrible weapon for the first time in the war.
In Italy, things are stalemated, as they are in France, with stabilized frontlines. Neither side is capable of launching a major offensive or breaking the trench line defenses of the other. First, because it is the middle of winter, but more because the Franco-British are exhausted and demoralized and need time to rebuild their forces. Meanwhile, the Germans don’t have a choice but to send a lot of troops to save the Austro-Hungarians and East Prussia.
At sea, the German High Sea Fleet is poised to make a splash as it is now in the French Atlantic ports, while the epic saga between Admiral Maximilian von Spee of the German Pacific Squadron and legendary Japanese Tōgō Heihachirō of the Imperial Navy battle fleet continues.
In between, Zeppelins airships begin their bombing of London, the Austro-Hungarian Fleet attempts a sortie out of the Adriatic, and the Greek navy tries to escape from the clutches of the newly constituted British East Mediterranean Squadron.
This is the story of the Great War that might have been.
267 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 6, 2024
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About the author
Max Lamirande
99 books10 followersMax Lamirande is a 47 years old author from Quebec, Canada.
His first book was published in 2020 with the title Blitzkrieg Europa, setting off a successful Alternate history book series on the Second World War.
To date, Lamirande has published at quite a fast rate, with 8 books published and the 9th one coming up in December and the 10th in January 2022. He also has started a new series on the Napoleonic Era.
Lamirande majored in history back in 1998 and has been writing on and off for the last 30 years or so. Wargamer, historian, an expert on World War Two and the Napoleonic Era.
THE BLITZKRIEG ALTERNATE SERIES
BY MAX LAMIRANDE
Book 1: Blitzkrieg Europa
Book 2: Battle Europa
Book 3: Struggle Europa
Book 4: Fortress Europa
Book 5: Stalemate Europa
Book 6: Staggering Europa
Book 7: Faltering Europa
Book 8: Crumbling Europa publish date December 26th, 2021
Book 9: Falling Europa (publish date to be confirmed, approx. Mar 2022)
THE BLITZKRIEG ALTERNATE SERIES (complementary of Blitzkrieg Alternate Series)
By Max Lamirande
Book 1: Blitzkrieg Pacific, January 28th, 2022
Book 2: TBD
Book 3: TBD
THE NAPOLEONIC ALTERNATE SERIES
By Max Lamirande
Book 1: Austerlitz Alternate, December 2021
Book 2: TBD, march 2022
Book 3: TBD, July 2022
His first book was published in 2020 with the title Blitzkrieg Europa, setting off a successful Alternate history book series on the Second World War.
To date, Lamirande has published at quite a fast rate, with 8 books published and the 9th one coming up in December and the 10th in January 2022. He also has started a new series on the Napoleonic Era.
Lamirande majored in history back in 1998 and has been writing on and off for the last 30 years or so. Wargamer, historian, an expert on World War Two and the Napoleonic Era.
THE BLITZKRIEG ALTERNATE SERIES
BY MAX LAMIRANDE
Book 1: Blitzkrieg Europa
Book 2: Battle Europa
Book 3: Struggle Europa
Book 4: Fortress Europa
Book 5: Stalemate Europa
Book 6: Staggering Europa
Book 7: Faltering Europa
Book 8: Crumbling Europa publish date December 26th, 2021
Book 9: Falling Europa (publish date to be confirmed, approx. Mar 2022)
THE BLITZKRIEG ALTERNATE SERIES (complementary of Blitzkrieg Alternate Series)
By Max Lamirande
Book 1: Blitzkrieg Pacific, January 28th, 2022
Book 2: TBD
Book 3: TBD
THE NAPOLEONIC ALTERNATE SERIES
By Max Lamirande
Book 1: Austerlitz Alternate, December 2021
Book 2: TBD, march 2022
Book 3: TBD, July 2022
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January 15, 2026
Greatly improved editing over previous books! This book taught me a great deal about naval warfare besides being an entertaining read. Looking forward to the remainder of the series.
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