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Hitler’s War is a 2009 alternate-history novel by Harry Turtledove and the first volume of The War That Came Early. It imagines a divergence at the Munich crisis in 1938, after which a European war begins over Czechoslovakia rather than with the historical 1939 invasion of Poland. The narrative follows multiple viewpoints across several countries and social positions, making the book a work of counterfactual military fiction rather than a conventional history of the Second World War.
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What changes in Hitler's War compared with real history?
Harry Turtledove's 2009 novel changes the Munich crisis of 1938 so that the settlement fails. The resulting European war begins over Czechoslovakia instead of following the historical 1939 invasion of Poland.
Is Hitler's War the first book in The War That Came Early?
Yes. Hitler's War opens Turtledove's alternate-history series The War That Came Early, which develops a different timeline for the Second World War.
Who wrote Hitler's War?
The novel was written by American science-fiction author Harry Turtledove. It was first published in 2009 as an alternate-history treatment of a European war beginning in 1938.
Does Hitler's War cover the same outbreak of war as World War II history books?
No. Its central divergence is the failed Munich settlement, so the conflict starts around Czechoslovakia in 1938 rather than with Germany's attack on Poland in September 1939.
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