The Great War: Walk in Hell
OCLC 41086667 | | |
Preceded by | The Great War: American Front | |
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Followed by | The Great War: Breakthroughs |
The Great War: Walk in Hell is the second book in the
Plot summary
The
In the Confederate States Presidential Election of 1915, Whig
The war begins to turn in the favor of the U.S. as the Kentucky offensive, led by
The Confederacy, conversely, has begun to lose its gains in southern Pennsylvania, and to be pushed back into Maryland. Washington, D.C., in Confederate hands since 1914, is still in their possession, but as their hold on Maryland weakens, the C.S. is faced with the possibility of losing the old U.S. capital as well.
Meanwhile, Flora Hamburger, a Socialist from New York, gains a nomination from her party, installing her as one of the first women in the House of Representatives in this alternate timeline.
Faced with a shortage of eligible white men, the Confederacy is forced to consider a bill that would allow blacks to serve in the C.S. Army, even though a number of them had rebelled against the same government that is now offering citizenship to volunteers.
The novel ends at the end of the 1916 presidential election where incumbent Democratic President Theodore Roosevelt and Vice President Walter McKenna is re-elected over Socialist Party candidate Eugene V. Debs by a wide margin with the U.S. Army moving further into Confederate territory.
Reception
Publishers Weekly gave the book a positive review, stating that " the author emphasizes character, and his thorough knowledge of the period's history will, as usual, captivate his readers".[4] SF Site also praised the book, saying that "Turtledove takes us to another world and plants us with all vividness among its ingeniously contrived unrealities".[5]
Kirkus were critical of the book, saying it was "not so much alternate history as patriotic solipsism".[6]
References
- ^ "Uchronia: Great War Multi-Series (Southern Victory)". www.uchronia.net.
- ^ "Walk in Hell Review". Publishers Weekly. 2 August 1999. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ Gevers, Nick. "Walk in Hell Review". SF Site. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ "Walk in Hell". Publishers Weekly. 2 August 1999. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ Gevers, Nick. "The Great War: Walk in Hell". Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ "THE GREAT WAR WALK IN HELL". Kirkus Reviews. 15 June 2000. Retrieved 20 May 2020.