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==The Second World War==

==The Second World War==

[[World War Two]] progresses very differently in the fictional history of the novel. In 1942, Soviet forces manage to halt the German advance towards Moscow. The German forces then try to cut off oil supplies to the Red Army by launching a new attack into the Caucasus. The offensive is highly succesful, and Soviet forces surrender in 1942. In 1944, the Royal Navy is lured by false intelligence to its destruction, and German U-Boats begin to cut off food supplies to Britain. In 1944, Britain signs an armistice with Germany; Churchill and King George VI are forced into exile in Canada, and instead, Edward, Duke of Windsor, is crowned as king. This leaves the United States as the only power still at war with Germany, and with no way to reach it. (An operation along the lines of D-Day is, by this point, impossible, as all of Europe is occupied, and Britain is no longer fighting the Germans.)

[[World War Two]] progresses very differently in the fictional history of the novel. In 1942, Soviet forces manage to halt the German advance towards Moscow. The German forces then try to cut off oil supplies to the Red Army by launching a new attack into the Caucasus. The offensive is highly successful, and Soviet forces surrender in 1942. In 1944, the Royal Navy is lured by false intelligence to its destruction, and German U-Boats begin to cut off food supplies to Britain. In 1944, Britain signs an armistice with Germany; Churchill and King George VI are forced into exile in Canada, and instead, Edward, Duke of Windsor, is crowned as king. This leaves the United States as the only power still at war with Germany, and with no way to reach it. (An operation along the lines of D-Day is, by this point, impossible, as all of Europe is occupied, and Britain is no longer fighting the Germans.)

In 1945, much as in original history, the United States obliterate two Japanese cities with atomic weapons, and Japan surrenders unconditional. In 1946, a V-3 missile is sent to explode above [[New York City]] as a demonstration to the US. Unwilling to enter a long range war that would likely kill many civilians, the US and the German Reich sign a peace treaty. The [[Holocaust]] happens just as in original history, but its existence is only speculated by the Allies, and no solid evidence ever surfaces.

In 1945, much as in original history, the United States obliterate two Japanese cities with atomic weapons, and Japan surrenders unconditional. In 1946, a V-3 missile is sent to explode above [[New York City]] as a demonstration to the US. Unwilling to enter a long range war that would likely kill many civilians, the US and the German Reich sign a peace treaty. The [[Holocaust]] happens just as in original history, but its existence is only speculated by the Allies, and no solid evidence ever surfaces.

==The World of 1964==

==The World of 1964==

In 1964, a puppet [[European Union]], controlled by Germany dominates Europe, and a [[Cold War]] as developed between Germany and its satellites and the US and its allies. [[Joseph Kennedy]], an appeaser, and anti-semite, is elected President, leading to a thawing of relations between Washington and [[Berlin]]. The USA continues to fund Soviet guerilla fighting on the Eastern Front, causing a huge death toll amongst Wehrmacht soldiers. This has caused [[Adolf Hitler]] to try and ease relations; Germany can no longer sustain the massive losses to Soviet forces, despite Hitler's comments some years earlier about "welcoming" twenty years of war. In prepartion for the birthday of Adolf Hitler (the "Führertag") and President Kennedy's visit, the Gestapo have become a campaign to elimate those with knowledge of the Holocaust.

In 1964, a puppet [[European Union]], controlled by Germany dominates Europe, and a [[Cold War]] as developed between Germany and its satellites and the US and its allies. [[Joseph Kennedy]], an appeaser, and anti-semite, is elected President, leading to a thawing of relations between Washington and [[Berlin]]. The USA continues to fund Soviet guerilla fighting on the Eastern Front, causing a huge death toll amongst Wehrmacht soldiers. This has caused [[Adolf Hitler]] to try and ease relations; Germany can no longer sustain the massive losses to Soviet forces, despite Hitler's comments some years earlier about "welcoming" twenty years of war. In preparation for the birthday of Adolf Hitler (the "Führertag") and President Kennedy's visit, the Gestapo have become a campaign to elimate those with knowledge of the Holocaust.

==Characters==

==Characters==