Full name: The Moscow Option: An Alternative Second World War

Author: David Downing Year: 1980 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Fiction, War/Military, Historical fiction Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9781853676741 9781853674631 1853676748 185367463X

This provocative alternate history looks at World War II from a new angle - what might have happened had the Germans taken Moscow in 1941. Based on authentic history and real possibilities, this book plays out the dramatic consequences of opportunities taken and examines the grotesque possibilities of a Third Reich triumphant. On September 30th, 1941, the Germans fight their way into the ruins of Moscow, and the Soviet Union collapses. Although Russian resistance continues, German ambition multiplies after this signal victory and offensives are launched in Africa, the Mediterranean and the Middle East. Hitler's armies, assured of success, make their leader's dreams reality, and Allied hopes of victory seem to be hopelessly doomed.