Stop Line: A ‘What If?’ Novel of Resisting the 1940 Nazi Invasion of Britain
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Stop Line: A ‘What If?’ Novel of Resisting the 1940 Nazi Invasion of Britain
NOTE: This book is a well-rounded alternate history novel which means it looks at the impact of a different history on the lives of a number of characters. Consequently it is more like a book by Harry Turtledove rather than a book by Peter Tsouras. While it involves some battle scenes, this is not a book simply of military action that just lists various units and how they might have fought against each other. If you are looking simply for a book outlining alternative battles then this book is not for you. If you want an actual novel about Britain in an alternate early 1940, then it will be of interest.
Many books have envisaged a German occupation of Britain during the Second World War; far fewer have explored the more probable outcome of the invasion needed to achieve such an outcome. Through the eyes of soldiers on both sides; resisters and civilians, ‘Stop Line’ focuses on the western flank of a German invasion of southern England launched in September 1940. Using careful research it shows a feasible outcome for the battles using the weapons and strategies in place at the time. In particular it features the impact on the British population in cities and the countryside and how the invasion would alter their attitudes and behaviour.
Alexander Rooksmoor has been writing alternate history fiction for over twenty years, based on a career researching and teaching history. In this full length novel he shows how a changes could have led to a German invasion of Britain and how the armed forces and civilian population would have reacted. While filling the book with carefully-considered ‘what if?’ developments, he also provides rich characters to engage with as they seek to be the victors in the battle for Britain in 1940.