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To: nickcarraway
By the way, this thread gives me a chance to once again plug Harry Harrison's "Star & Stripes" trilogy. If you like alternate history, this ones a doozy. If you only read the first book, you'll be quite satisfied. You don't have to hunt down the second and third books (although you'll be happy if you do).

The gist of it: Price Albert passes away sooner than he did and as a result is unable to prevent the British from going to war with the Union. Now, that in itself would make for a very short book as the Union would collapse being attacked from both ends. However, let's just say that something goes wrong with the British's surprise attack.

TS

19 posted on 07/14/2005 11:15:14 AM PDT by Tanniker Smith (By definition, We can never have Consensus until You agree with Me.)
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To: Tanniker Smith

It is a very good series, as is the Turtledove series "the Great War." And if you haven't read his "Guns of the South," you better.


50 posted on 07/14/2005 7:55:02 PM PDT by LibertarianInExile ("Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist." -- John Adams. "F that." -- SCOTUS, in Kelo.)
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To: Tanniker Smith

I have read the first two and they are great. I will now have to look for the third.


73 posted on 07/15/2005 12:38:38 PM PDT by Redleg Duke (BOHICA!)
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