1901

De: Robert Conroy

Narrado por: L.J. Ganser

The year is 1901. Germany's navy is the second largest in the world; their army, the most powerful. But with the exception of a small piece of Africa and a few minor islands in the Pacific, Germany is without an empire. Kaiser Wilhelm II demands that the United States surrender its newly acquired territories: Guam, Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Philippines. President McKinley indignantly refuses, so with the honor and economic future of the Reich at stake, the Kaiser launches an invasion of the United States, striking first on Long Island.

Now the Americans, with their army largely disbanded, must defend the homeland. When McKinley suffers a fatal heart attack, the new commander in chief, Theodore Roosevelt, rallies to the cause, along with Confederate general James Longstreet. From the burning of Manhattan to the climactic Battle of Danbury, American forces face Europe's most potent war machine in a blazing contest of will against strength.

©1995 Robert Conroy (P)2020 Tantor

The detail to each character.

Outstanding story! The reader helped my imagination see each character and parts of each story in detail.

What could have been

Overall a great read or listen. Any fan of alternate history should find this story enjoyable. The author covers a wide range of historical events ranging from the tensions between Northern/Southern issues following the American Civil War, the Native American reservations, the political climate in Germany, and world events at that time. To spin them all together to create a believable event that could have happened. With memorable characters and face paced action I couldn't stop reading it.

Stands for Par.

It was a good listen, good narration, and I love the idea of it all. The alternative thinking. It was worth a credit for sure. Wasn’t the best wasn’t the worst, and I feel it was a good purchase. Just wasn’t a mind blower or anything, still good though.

alternative history

I find the concept of this fascinating and exciting. was told in exacting detail.

Good war scenes, though fewer than logical.

Better historical fiction than I'm used to. Well rounded book, with both political and battlefield activity.