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The Something Awful Forums > The Finer Arts > The Book Barn > What if Hitler won the American Civil War? : Alternate History Megathread
 
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Apr 30, 2005

FOR THE MOTHERLAND
One of my favorite SF books ever is The High Crusade, by Poul Anderson. Wikipedia describes the setting pretty well:

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It is 1345 AD, and in the English town of Ansby (in northeastern Lincolnshire), Sir Roger, Baron de Tourneville, is recruiting a military force to assist King Edward III in the Hundred Years' War against France. Suddenly, an enormous silver spacecraft lands outside the town.

And then things take a turn for the hilarious. It's presented as a historical document written by a 14th century monk who witnesses the events. There isn't really much alternate history going on, but it's well worth a read.

Agreeing with recommendation for Making History, now I want to reread it.

Would Guy Gavriel Kay's stuff belong in this thread? His books are pretty great.

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