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Summary: Forget who wrote it, just enjoy it.
Review: As an avid reader of Alternate History and techno-thrillers Ithought, "1945" was a great book. The weapons involved wereaccurate and the premise of Germany surviving the second world war intact, is hardly outlandish. I felt that the raid on Oak Ridge was stretched, but not totally impossible. Unfortunately it seems too many people let their political beliefs cloud their literary judgement, and chose to ignore a good book. This narrow-mindness has apparently doomed the sequel to this entertaining novel. I just hope that the publisher will reconsider and go ahead with the second part, myself and quite a few others would be most appreciative. Finally, I have a parting word of advice for those still unable to read a novel written by the Speaker. First, purchase the paperback; now rip off the cover and enjoy. This way you won't have to see the author's name and you can enjoy a great read.
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Summary: A great concept and an exciting plot collide.
Review: Once you get into 1945, you won't want to put it down as the stakes raise, the action keeps rising and the plot thickens in a story that might have become history. The United States emerges from World War II the victors over Japan and the far east, however the United States never battled Germany, who now controls Europe and has its eye on Soviet Union, or maybe they now have the US in their sites as they left as the only two remaining super powers. The characters in the story are a little one sided but still very good. Twist and turning sub plots and action they engage in easily make up any shortfalls in the charatchers though for it and make the novel interesting and exciting. The only downside is that the sequel for the book has yet to be written and may never be. However, don't let it stop you from reading 1945 for its stand alone value. What makes the book interesting is that for the most part is its use of real historical characters, political and military, of the time, a few are made up as needed, but for the most part, it helps make the novel seem highly real. It's 1945, but it could have been our future...
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Summary: Where is the sequel ?!?
Review: Great story , no end in site.
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Summary: WW2 Alternate History Buff's- a must read
Review: This book is fast paced and well written. The entire alternate history theme is believable, and could easily have been the real history. The lead character is a bit of a stretch, but you will love the good guys in red-white and blue, and hate the bad guys who wear black on black. The technology possibilities were very well thought out. This is especially true of the final chapters when historical names you will know are discussing what must be done in "1946". Where's the sequel?
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Summary: A good read, but not the best
Review: I first read 1945 six years ago, and recently picked it back up after hearing about Gettysburg, another forthcoming collaberation by the authors. Gingrich and Forstchen do any amiable job in fabricating this world, but I can't help but feel as though the authors wanted to give it something more, but settled for a romance novel. World War II scenarios have been almost as popular in this sub-genre as the Civil War, but I don't believe anyone has come close to matching Fatherland or The Man in the High Castle, unless you count an alien invasion by Turtledove (which I enjoyed despite the romance aspect). Personally, I'm still waiting for the follow-up.
Also recommended for WWII fans: Rutman's A Clash of Eagles and with a slightly different twist, Under the Yoke by S.M. Stirling.
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Summary: Don't read it
Review: I just finished this book this evening and found it very entertaining. The alternate history was intriguing, if not always plausible. However, unless you like books with no ending, do not even start this book. It ends "to be continued", but as far as I can tell, the sequel was never published.
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Summary: Entertaining
Review: A book by Newt Gingrich? I'm sure you're thinking that it must really stink right now just from those words. You're wrong. This is an imaginative story about a different history where Hitler was involved in an aircraft accident, and as a result was in a coma and did not declare war on the United States after Pearl Harbor. The premise was interesting, but the characters were shallow and one-sided. There were also too many coincidences to help the good guys to make it really interesting for me. Even still, it's worth picking up, especially on a Saturday when you have nothing else to do but sit in the shade and relax.
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Summary: An alternative history that needed a better writer
Review: The book, on a whole, is something you would want to read. I did wish to read page after page. But the style was amateurish. There are far more accomplished authors who could have written this. The wording is repetitive. The author(s) felt that smiling was a consistent trait to be used to reflect every emotion in their characters head, particularly Germans. The premise is that we never entered the war to fight Germany. This is a realistic enough thought. But the book has too many flaws to earn better than three stars. For starters, in a spy vs. spy world of WWII and before, regardless of any weapon one side built, the other side would have been able to copy it within months. And no nation as powerful as the U.S. would ignore the fact that Germany was building jets of such quality as to surpass the real ones we built ten years later. The idea that we would ignore obvious signs of war is also too weak. Not a likely reality. Even in a fully occupied Europe, we would have had better intel than is presented in this book. The clincher, however, is the fact that book ends on a cliffhanger. It does not look like there will ever be a sequel. In that case, I recomment reading a series in which there is at least an ending. Want a better book? Read Fatherland.
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Summary: Here is a thought.........Just read the book and enjoy it.
Review: This is not a Tom Clancy knock off because he doesn't do alternative history and this is historically a reach because this isn't an historically correct book. It's alternative history. One should also forget who wrote/co-wrote the book if they have issues with either one of them.
People who read this and didn't like it because of the afore mentioned reasons must have smashed thier heads thru the wall after watching NBC's version of Noah's Ark or burned any one of J.R.R. Tolkien's books because of improper use of the English language.
Read the book and enjoy it. This is a great and fun book to read. If you are into the Luftwaffe '46 genre craze and/or into any ALTERNATIVE HISTORY and know the difference between reality and FICTION then you will enjoy this book and hope that the sequel is eventually published. I don't know the story as to why a publisher hasn't picked up the sequel yet, and it's not because someone thinks the book is bad, but we can only hope it does get picked up.
I just hope a sequel to 'Down to the Sea' from the Lost Regiment series eventually comes out.
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Summary: simply awsome
Review: Among the best historical science fiction novels that I have ever read. I desperately hope that the sequal promised at the end of this exciting work will actualy one day be writen and published!
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