What's the Name of That Book??? discussion
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ABANDONED. Nazis won WWII, (sort of) by sending their own to the U.S. in support of the Cold War..
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The only title that comes to my mind is Fatherland by Robert Harris. Never read the book, but did see a movie adaptation. There are about 30 different editions on file here, so you'll have to check out the blurb and different covers to see if this is the book you want.
Space?Facade?
Probably not it but I'm throwing it out there just in case: Gravity's Rainbow?
When did you read this, and was it new then? That could help narrow things down.
Some follow up info. I read the book while in high school, that would have been between 1983 and 1987. It was sold as recently written at that time. I was heavily into the alternate history genre and was greatly disappointed that the book wasn't even Science Fiction. I felt duped by the publishers.It was obvious that the author had a political agenda making grand sweeping criticisms of the actual historical Allies ignoring some of the things the Nazis did, just to bring them to the U.S. to help with setting up the Cold War Policy. It was somewhat obvious that the author's theory was that, had the U.S. tried and executed all the Nazis, there wouldn't have been a Cold War with the U.S.S.R. and that some of the things happening "Right Now", (as in the '80s) were the fault of former Nazi policies and their American sympathizers. The novel starts during the Nuremburg trials, moves quickly through the 50's, 60's (with a bit of attention paid to Kennedy's assassination) and 70's and concludes with the election of Ronald Reagan.
I have to admit, I didn't get most of the book when I read it. I was not quite sophisticated enough then.
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http://www.amazon.com/Lightning-night...
Actually, maybe not, after I read the original description. But look at those covers! They're awesome.
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In the twenty-first century, Germany's Third Reich continues to thrive after its victory in World War II-keeping most of Europe and North America under its heel. But within the heart of the Nazi regime, a secret lives. Under a perfect Aryan facade, Jews survive-living their lives, raising their families, and fearing discovery...
I've read In the Presence of Mine Enemies, and as I recall, all the action takes place in Germany, so I don't think that's it. There are other alternate WWII novels by Turtledove, but I'm not able to offer any plot help with them, I've only read ItPoME and Guns of the South.
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What's the Name of That Book???
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In the Presence of Mine Enemies (other topics)The Man in the High Castle (other topics)
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Harry Turtledove (other topics)Robert Harris (other topics)
However, the book was written as more of a political thriller intimating that parts of "Project Paperclip", the real-world integration of former Nazis into the U.S. Government, was part of a plot by certain Nazis to ensure that some of their ideas wouldn't die. I remember that there was a huge cast of characters, and a list was provided near the beginning showing real people in italics and fictional characters in plain text, there were very few fictional characters, no more than six or so. There was an authors note at the beginning that claimed that all conversations between real people actually happened as described in his book. Only the fictional characters interactions were made up.