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The Great Nuclear War of 1975 In a Different 1975… Superpower relations breakdown and a nuclear war all but annihilates the Soviet Union and devastates the United States. 100 million Americans are dead. After Washington is destroyed, a smalltown judge delivers the oath of office to Vice President Rockefeller. Surviving American forces on land, sea and in the air await orders from the new president. Americans across the nation climb out of the rubble looking for a homeland that no longer exists. In surviving capitals across the globe, governments ponder the implications of a world without ...

Fourteen outstanding authors. Fourteen worlds that never were. Throughout the human experience, historians have wondered, “What if?” What if Japan had been on the side of the U.S. in World War II? What if things had been just a little different in the Falklands? What if Russia had started World War Three?

Overview The Third World War Continues In Europe, NATO assembles an army for the liberation of Eastern Europe... In the Pacific, the US Navy takes the war to the Soviet Far East... In Britain, the SAS plots a daring rescue of Polish dissident Lech Walesa... In Moscow, the doves, led by Mikhail Gorbachev, try to derail the Hawk's plan for nuclear war.

In a different 1990… The Soviet/Warsaw Pact offensive against NATO almost succeeded save for a last ditch defense by NATO forces in the epic Battle of the Weser River. But with the communist advance halted tough decisions lie ahead for NATO. Prime Minister Thatcher and Chancellor Kohl want to counterattack, while the Bush Administration worries about the effects of further war. As NATO deliberates, the United States and Royal Navies gather in the North Sea for a massive offensive against Soviet occupied Norway. In the Soviet Union the Politburo is split between the hawks and doves, and ...

World War 1990: The Final Storm NATO and her allies have defeated the Soviet Union on land, at sea, and in the air. The Politburo is determined to fight on and decides to ‘go nuclear’. NATO launches a desperate attack to stop the Soviet nuclear strike. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, acting on her own, sends the SAS on a suicidal commando raid.

In a Different 1976 The sequel to The Great Nuclear War of 1975 The Aftermath of 1976 As nuclear winter turns into spring, the Rockefeller Administration must rebuild America. The task is enormous. Every major American city and state capital has been blasted to radioactive rubble. The nation’s infrastructure is smashed. Tens of millions of Americans are displaced and homeless. President Rockefeller runs the nation from the Western White House in Casper, Wyoming. A rump congress convenes at the Greenbrier in West Virginia. Somehow, the nation must hold a presidential election. Politicians ...

World War 1990: Battle of the Three Seas The Warsaw Pact is gone. East Germany is smashed, Czechoslovakia liberated, Romania in open revolt, Poland has switched sides. The battle for Europe is over and NATO has won. But the Politburo vows to fight on. In a final bid to end the war, NATO and Japan gather their combined navies for a three-pronged attack on the Soviet Union. The Third World War goes continues. The Warsaw Pact is gone. East Germany is smashed, Czechoslovakia liberated, Romania in open revolt, Poland has switched sides. The battle for Europe is over and NATO has won. But the ...

In a Different 1977 The Electoral College has selected Nelson Rockefeller to serve a full, second presidential term. The Rockefeller Administration’s challenges are many. The president must lay the groundwork for a normal election in 1980 and a peaceful transfer of power. A rump congress tries to reassert its authority. Dozens of areas claim sovereignty from the United States. Tens of millions of refugees remain at large. Having won the war in Europe and Korea, a triumphant General Alexander Haig plots his future. Abroad, Great Britain and the Commonwealth try to impose order on a world ...

War Night: Stories of the Great Nuclear War of 1975 Eleven stories of people on the night the Great Nuclear War of 1975 began. -In a NATO bunker, General Al Haig fights Europe’s first nuclear war. -Over the Canadian Boreal Forest, Canadian F-101 Voodoo pilots make the ultimate sacrifice. -In Florida, a single mother must pick up her children, as the bombs are falling. -An Australian family watches the nuclear war unfold live on television. And much more…

During the Second World War Poland was invaded by two nations and torn apart...now as the Third World War spirals out of control Poland once again faces destruction... In Czechoslovakia General Norman Schwarzkopf readies the Army of the Danube for the liberation of Poland. Around Wroclaw British and Canadian armored forces battle the Soviets. In southern Poland The US Army VII Corps battles two Soviet armies. Throughout West Germany, stay-behind units punish collaborators. In the air, RAF Tornado pilots fly deadly low-level missions against Soviet armored formations. On their war-time ...

Two weeks into the Third World War, the Warsaw Pact has won the Battle of Bremen. NATO makes ready for a last stand on the Weser. As a Soviet army prepares to invade the Netherlands, the battered Dutch I Corps redeploys to the frontier. Meanwhile, the Dutch government contemplates enemy occupation for the second time in the 20th century. Across the Netherlands the government, the military, and Dutch people rally to the defense of the nation.

World War 1990: Norway The Third World War Begins. The Soviet 6th Combined Arms Army rolls into Norwegian territory. The Soviet Northern Fleet sails into the Norwegian Sea seeking decisive battle with the Franco/American carrier task force. General Alexander Lebed’s 106th Guards Airborne Division executes the largest airborne assault since the Great Patriotic War. Norwegian submarines and fast attack craft battle the Soviet navy in the fjords. NATO rushes reinforcements to the arctic front as Norway fights for survival. William Stroock has been a lifeguard, pool manager, researcher, ...

As the Soviet Union loses the Third World War on all fronts, the Politburo opens new fronts to bide time before it takes the final nuclear step. -In Central America, Nicaraguan forces cross the border to attack the Contra Freedom Fighters. -In Africa, Cuban and Angolan forces pick a fight with the South African Defense Force. -In the United States, the Bush Administration desperately looks for troops while diplomats go to the Organization of American States and rally the America's against... Castro's Folly

In a different 1990... The Third World War Rages After Vietnam attacks The Philippines and Hong Kong at the behest of Moscow, Australia and New Zealand join the Third World War. RAAF F-18s dogfight in the skies above Hanoi -A combined Australian-Zealand Task Force gathers at Singapore -Australian troops come ashore at Haiphong -New Zealanders fight for the lives at Cam Ranh Bay World War 1990: Anzacs

World War 1990: The Weser Two weeks into the Third World War, the Battle of Bremen is over, and NATO has lost. The American 2nd Armored Division is shattered. The Belgian army is all but destroyed. The British Army of the Rhine retreats south. Danish forces fall back toward Jutland. The Dutch army retreats to the frontier. Soviet armies advance toward the Rhine. NATO assembles an ad-hoc corps of American, British and French forces to counterattack in a last-ditch attempt to stop the Warsaw Pact.

In 1964 the German Empire is the most power nation in Europe. As Germany commemorates the 50th anniversary of the victorious Great War, a Berlin based Austrian painter recalls his role in the war and his life afterwards.