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Ladataan... 1920: America's Great WarTekijä: Robert Conroy
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Kirjaudu LibraryThingiin nähdäksesi, pidätkö tästä kirjasta vai et. Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta. Interesting concept that's relatively believable and decently well executed. I just couldn't get into the stories/ 1 dimensional characters. ( ) I'll admit that I have a little bit of a chip on my shoulder these days regarding the "Plucky American" trope (too many stupid proclamations about American Exceptionalism will do that for a person), and I do sense some missed opportunities here in this first of Conroy's novels that I've tried. That said, I find it much easier to gloss over any issues I might point to with this book by regarding it as a sort of diesel-punk adventure and just let things slide while seeing how the author ties all his plot threads up with the climactic battle; that's where the joy is in this sort of thing. Apart from that I do respect Conroy for not kidding himself that he had more than a novel's worth of ideas and stretching things out interminably. On the other hand, he has created a jumping off point to an alternate Twentieth Century that I wouldn't mind seeing further developed. ei arvosteluja | lisää arvostelu
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"Consider another 1920: Imperial Germany has become the most powerful nation in the world. In 1914 she had crushed England, France, and Russia in a war that was short but entirely devastating. By 1920, Kaiser Wilhelm II is looking for new lands to devour. The United States is fast becoming an economic super-power and the only nation that can conceivably threaten Germany. The U.S. is militarily inept, hosever, and is led by a sick and delusional president who wanted to avoid war at any price. Thus, Germany is able to ship a huge army to Mexico to support a puppet government to invade and conquer California and Texas. America desperately resists and as a second battle of the Alamo looms, only the indomitable spirit of freedom can answer the Kaiser's challenge"-- Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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Google Books — Ladataan... LajityypitMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999Kongressin kirjaston luokitusArvio (tähdet)Keskiarvo:
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