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Axis Overwhelming: Book 5 of the Axis Alternate Series
The year is 1941, and the Axis is overwhelming.
The Axis Germany, Italy, and the Soviet Union
The Allied British Empire, United States of America, Japan
The world is reeling under war. Gibraltar has fallen, and the conflict in the Iberian Peninsula has spilled to Portugal. After a few weeks of fighting, American General Patton has retired to the old Torres Veras Napoleonic defensive line. There he intends to fight the enemy to a standstill.
In French North Africa, the Axis is advancing on Morocco after landing in Tunisia. Once Algeria is conquered, a battle of titanic proportions is looming at a small town in the Atlas Mountains. On the other side of the Mediterranean Sea, Egypt is completely encircled by forces coming from the West (Rommel’s Afrika Korps) and the East (German and Soviet Middle East Armies). Furthermore, the powerful Anglo-Japanese Fleet, victorious at Taranto and a major factor in the Allies’ continued resistance in the Mediterranean Sea, was evacuated into the Red Sea for fear of getting stuck if the Suez falls. The battle for the Canal will decide the fate of Africa.
In British India, the fight is desperate as the Red Army is attacking from Balochistan and Afghanistan with five times the numbers the Allies can field. The Indian-British Army is making its stand at the famed Khyber Pass.
In Asia, the Germans and the Soviets have pushed the beleaguered Japanese to Chosen (North Korea) on the Yalu-Tumen River Line and Vladivostok fortress. The two sieges will decide if the Japanese can keep a hold in mainland Asia.
The Axis is victorious and on the offensive everywhere, and yet, cracks are starting to appear on the Soviet side of things. Resources are scarce, and the Russian economy is not strong enough to support the major campaigns all over the map. The same can be said with the Third Reich. After all, both countries do not have the infinite resources of the United States of America and the sea-going navies of the Allies.
Thus, the Allies have no intention to fold and die. Their soldiers and their leaders are hanging on to dear life, and victory is in the balance.
The Axis is overwhelming, but it has not yet won the war.
The Axis Germany, Italy, and the Soviet Union
The Allied British Empire, United States of America, Japan
The world is reeling under war. Gibraltar has fallen, and the conflict in the Iberian Peninsula has spilled to Portugal. After a few weeks of fighting, American General Patton has retired to the old Torres Veras Napoleonic defensive line. There he intends to fight the enemy to a standstill.
In French North Africa, the Axis is advancing on Morocco after landing in Tunisia. Once Algeria is conquered, a battle of titanic proportions is looming at a small town in the Atlas Mountains. On the other side of the Mediterranean Sea, Egypt is completely encircled by forces coming from the West (Rommel’s Afrika Korps) and the East (German and Soviet Middle East Armies). Furthermore, the powerful Anglo-Japanese Fleet, victorious at Taranto and a major factor in the Allies’ continued resistance in the Mediterranean Sea, was evacuated into the Red Sea for fear of getting stuck if the Suez falls. The battle for the Canal will decide the fate of Africa.
In British India, the fight is desperate as the Red Army is attacking from Balochistan and Afghanistan with five times the numbers the Allies can field. The Indian-British Army is making its stand at the famed Khyber Pass.
In Asia, the Germans and the Soviets have pushed the beleaguered Japanese to Chosen (North Korea) on the Yalu-Tumen River Line and Vladivostok fortress. The two sieges will decide if the Japanese can keep a hold in mainland Asia.
The Axis is victorious and on the offensive everywhere, and yet, cracks are starting to appear on the Soviet side of things. Resources are scarce, and the Russian economy is not strong enough to support the major campaigns all over the map. The same can be said with the Third Reich. After all, both countries do not have the infinite resources of the United States of America and the sea-going navies of the Allies.
Thus, the Allies have no intention to fold and die. Their soldiers and their leaders are hanging on to dear life, and victory is in the balance.
The Axis is overwhelming, but it has not yet won the war.
268 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 15, 2024
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About the author
Max Lamirande
96 books10 followersMax Lamirande is a 47 years old author from Quebec, Canada.
His first book was published in 2020 with the title Blitzkrieg Europa, setting off a successful Alternate history book series on the Second World War.
To date, Lamirande has published at quite a fast rate, with 8 books published and the 9th one coming up in December and the 10th in January 2022. He also has started a new series on the Napoleonic Era.
Lamirande majored in history back in 1998 and has been writing on and off for the last 30 years or so. Wargamer, historian, an expert on World War Two and the Napoleonic Era.
THE BLITZKRIEG ALTERNATE SERIES
BY MAX LAMIRANDE
Book 1: Blitzkrieg Europa
Book 2: Battle Europa
Book 3: Struggle Europa
Book 4: Fortress Europa
Book 5: Stalemate Europa
Book 6: Staggering Europa
Book 7: Faltering Europa
Book 8: Crumbling Europa publish date December 26th, 2021
Book 9: Falling Europa (publish date to be confirmed, approx. Mar 2022)
THE BLITZKRIEG ALTERNATE SERIES (complementary of Blitzkrieg Alternate Series)
By Max Lamirande
Book 1: Blitzkrieg Pacific, January 28th, 2022
Book 2: TBD
Book 3: TBD
THE NAPOLEONIC ALTERNATE SERIES
By Max Lamirande
Book 1: Austerlitz Alternate, December 2021
Book 2: TBD, march 2022
Book 3: TBD, July 2022
His first book was published in 2020 with the title Blitzkrieg Europa, setting off a successful Alternate history book series on the Second World War.
To date, Lamirande has published at quite a fast rate, with 8 books published and the 9th one coming up in December and the 10th in January 2022. He also has started a new series on the Napoleonic Era.
Lamirande majored in history back in 1998 and has been writing on and off for the last 30 years or so. Wargamer, historian, an expert on World War Two and the Napoleonic Era.
THE BLITZKRIEG ALTERNATE SERIES
BY MAX LAMIRANDE
Book 1: Blitzkrieg Europa
Book 2: Battle Europa
Book 3: Struggle Europa
Book 4: Fortress Europa
Book 5: Stalemate Europa
Book 6: Staggering Europa
Book 7: Faltering Europa
Book 8: Crumbling Europa publish date December 26th, 2021
Book 9: Falling Europa (publish date to be confirmed, approx. Mar 2022)
THE BLITZKRIEG ALTERNATE SERIES (complementary of Blitzkrieg Alternate Series)
By Max Lamirande
Book 1: Blitzkrieg Pacific, January 28th, 2022
Book 2: TBD
Book 3: TBD
THE NAPOLEONIC ALTERNATE SERIES
By Max Lamirande
Book 1: Austerlitz Alternate, December 2021
Book 2: TBD, march 2022
Book 3: TBD, July 2022
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December 23, 2024
One of the best in the series
The storyline was true to history with the leaders and military men as leaders. Just the alternative history is believable with some countries allied with each other. Also the typos and punctuation was so terrible and so frequent it endangered the whole story line. It would have gotten a much better review if not for that.
The storyline was true to history with the leaders and military men as leaders. Just the alternative history is believable with some countries allied with each other. Also the typos and punctuation was so terrible and so frequent it endangered the whole story line. It would have gotten a much better review if not for that.
March 18, 2025
Interesting series. British , Japan and American. As Allies.
Great what- if WW-2 series... I am enjoy this series. Well written , the Author has done a great job . I look for more more , Thank You all for reading my review .
Great what- if WW-2 series... I am enjoy this series. Well written , the Author has done a great job . I look for more more , Thank You all for reading my review .
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