Stars and Stripes Triumphant
Title | Stars and Stripes Triumphant PDF eBook |
Author | Harry Harrison |
Publisher | Del Rey |
Total Pages | 306 |
Release | 2007-12-18 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0307416755 |
In England, Irish-born citizens are being herded into prison camps. On the high seas, a furious British Navy is seizing American cargo ships bound for Europe. And on the Thames, a new weapon of unparalleled destructive force is sailing toward an impregnable city–spearheaded by a daring act of espionage. For U.S. president Abraham Lincoln, Britain’s Queen Victoria, Lord Palmerston, and a loyal opposition, a day of reckoning is at hand . . . and so is history’s most astounding battle. Harry Harrison’s series of alternate history, based on the U.S. Civil War, stands as a provocative work of imagination, drama, and brilliant historical insight. Now in the thrilling finale, Harrison tells a stunning, action-packed story of America’s rapidly growing military might being locked, loaded, and aimed at the heart of England itself. For the two countries that share a language and a heritage, the conflict began at the dawn of the U.S. Civil War. Just as America was about to tear itself to pieces, Britain itself committed an act of war by seizing a U.S. packet ship. In retaliation, the Confederate States rejoined the Union and took up arms against England. Repulsing a British invasion, and defeating her majesty’s army first in Canada, then in Mexico, then in Ireland, American pride and power swelled. Britain, like a wounded lion, howled in shame and anger. Now, Queen Victoria’s empire is more dangerous than ever before, turning against the Irish on her own soil, flexing her naval might, and all but forcing a weary President Lincoln to authorize the next step in a headlong journey toward war. A tale of daring and strategy, Stars and Stripes Triumphant explores how arrogance turns superpowers into victims, how regional conflicts can explode into world wars, and how the personalities of a few men and women can change the course of history itself–for better or for worse.
Stars & Stripes Forever
Title | Stars & Stripes Forever PDF eBook |
Author | Harry Harrison |
Publisher | Del Rey Books |
Total Pages | 346 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0345409345 |
Imagines what history might have been like if Great Britain had attacked America at the height of the Civil War.
Stars and Stripes in Peril
Title | Stars and Stripes in Peril PDF eBook |
Author | Harry Harrison |
Publisher | Del Rey |
Total Pages | 378 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN |
In this alternate history, it is 1863 and British troops from Mexico prepare to invade the United States through Texas. Lincoln sends Grant to counter the attack. In the meantime he has Lee and Sherman plan a naval invasion to launch an assault on British soil.
Stars and Stripes Forever
Title | Stars and Stripes Forever PDF eBook |
Author | Harry Harrison |
Publisher | Turtleback Books |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Great Britain |
ISBN | 9780613224437 |
This alternative history novel explores what would happen if, at the height of the U.S. Civil War, Great Britain launched a full-blown attack on a vulnerable America.
Testament
Title | Testament PDF eBook |
Author | Benson Bobrick |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | 292 |
Release | 2004-08-02 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 074325113X |
Bobrick tells the story of Benjamin "Webb" Baker, his great-grandfather. Webb enlisted in the Union Army in 1861 and thereafter suffered through horrid conditions in camp and absolute hell in combat. Bobrick's fascinating look at the Civil War also contains a heretofore unreleased collection of Webb's letters.
Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction in Literature
Title | Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction in Literature PDF eBook |
Author | M. Keith Booker |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | 435 |
Release | 2014-10-01 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 0810878844 |
The Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction in Literature is a useful reference to the broad and burgeoning field of science fiction literature. Science fiction literature has gained immensely in critical respect and attention, while maintaining a broad readership. However, despite the fact that it is a rapidly changing field, contemporary science fiction literature also maintains a strong sense of its connections to science fiction of the past, which makes a historical reference of this sort particularly valuable as a tool for understanding science fiction literature as it now exists and as it has evolved over the years. The Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction in Literature covers the history of science fiction in literature through a chronology, an introductory essay, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 300 cross-referenced entries including significant people; themes; critical issues; and the most significant genres that have formed science fiction literature. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about this subject.
Harry Harrison
Title | Harry Harrison PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Tomlinson |
Publisher | Wildside Press LLC |
Total Pages | 370 |
Release | 2002-04-01 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1587154013 |
The definitive Harry Harrison bibliography, with lengthy annotations and a special bonus--the Harrison story written for Harlan Ellison's unpublished "Last Dangerous Visions" anthology.