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Stalemate: Book 6 of the Axis Alternate Series
The year is 1941, and the war has morphed into a stalemate.
The Axis Germany, Italy, and the Soviet Union
The Allied British Empire, United States of America, Japan
Axis armies are all over the map, and yet they are fighting against determined foes all across the globe. Germany and the Soviet Union still hold the strategic initiative, but they are having serious trouble conquering the outlying areas under Allied control in Asia and Africa.
In French North Africa, the Wehrmacht is blocked in front of a small town in the Atlas Mountains called Oujda, and the Allies fight for every inch of ground there. German General Von Arnim’s forces are at the very end of a long and difficult line of supply and are not able to break through the enemy’s defense.
The same is true just a little to the North, where American General Patton holds a tenuous defensive line along the old and revamped Napoleonic defensive works of Torres Vedras in Portugal. The fight there is difficult for both sides, but the Allies hang on to dear life at their last bit of European soil.
Another hard and difficult battle that will decide the fate of Eastern Africa is being fought in Egypt, with the Axis closing in from both sides. The Germans, under dynamic General Erwin Rommel, advance for the attack at a small Egyptian town called El Alamein, while the Germano-Soviet forces of the Axis Middle Eastern Armies are poised to attack across the Suez Canal from the Sinai Peninsula.
In British India, things are turning sour for the Red Army, with a general Indian civilian population uprising and a disaster in Afghanistan. The Soviets are reeling back under the blows and a complete evacuation of Afghan lands.
In Asia, the stalemate continues with heavy fighting on the Allied Yalu-Tumen River Line and the Japanese-occupied Vladivostok fortress. As the Axis are about to launch an offensive in both areas, the fate of mainland Asia hangs in the balance.
The Axis flags stans from France to Manchuria and from Spain to Libya, and yet the Axis is struggling to land the finishing stroke. Resources are scarce, and supplying all those armies is not easy as they are all at the end of long and arduous supply lines.
Amidst all this fighting emerges heroes on both sides, from U-boat commanders to British fighter pilots and Russian-Japanese soldiers. They strive to survive and win, and this is also their story.
The war has reached a stalemate, but the Axis forces have not yet given up on destroying the Allies in Asia, Egypt, Portugal and French North Africa.
The Axis Germany, Italy, and the Soviet Union
The Allied British Empire, United States of America, Japan
Axis armies are all over the map, and yet they are fighting against determined foes all across the globe. Germany and the Soviet Union still hold the strategic initiative, but they are having serious trouble conquering the outlying areas under Allied control in Asia and Africa.
In French North Africa, the Wehrmacht is blocked in front of a small town in the Atlas Mountains called Oujda, and the Allies fight for every inch of ground there. German General Von Arnim’s forces are at the very end of a long and difficult line of supply and are not able to break through the enemy’s defense.
The same is true just a little to the North, where American General Patton holds a tenuous defensive line along the old and revamped Napoleonic defensive works of Torres Vedras in Portugal. The fight there is difficult for both sides, but the Allies hang on to dear life at their last bit of European soil.
Another hard and difficult battle that will decide the fate of Eastern Africa is being fought in Egypt, with the Axis closing in from both sides. The Germans, under dynamic General Erwin Rommel, advance for the attack at a small Egyptian town called El Alamein, while the Germano-Soviet forces of the Axis Middle Eastern Armies are poised to attack across the Suez Canal from the Sinai Peninsula.
In British India, things are turning sour for the Red Army, with a general Indian civilian population uprising and a disaster in Afghanistan. The Soviets are reeling back under the blows and a complete evacuation of Afghan lands.
In Asia, the stalemate continues with heavy fighting on the Allied Yalu-Tumen River Line and the Japanese-occupied Vladivostok fortress. As the Axis are about to launch an offensive in both areas, the fate of mainland Asia hangs in the balance.
The Axis flags stans from France to Manchuria and from Spain to Libya, and yet the Axis is struggling to land the finishing stroke. Resources are scarce, and supplying all those armies is not easy as they are all at the end of long and arduous supply lines.
Amidst all this fighting emerges heroes on both sides, from U-boat commanders to British fighter pilots and Russian-Japanese soldiers. They strive to survive and win, and this is also their story.
The war has reached a stalemate, but the Axis forces have not yet given up on destroying the Allies in Asia, Egypt, Portugal and French North Africa.
266 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 24, 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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October 5, 2024
excellent read
Another excellent addition to the series, each new book in the series gets better and better roll on ti the next book in the series.
Another excellent addition to the series, each new book in the series gets better and better roll on ti the next book in the series.
August 11, 2024
Holding the line!
Great Britain and the Japanese are desperately trying to repel the Axis forces of Germany and the Soviet Union from taking the Suez and Egypt. This riveting saga continues, looking like it will never end. Can't wait for the next book!
Great Britain and the Japanese are desperately trying to repel the Axis forces of Germany and the Soviet Union from taking the Suez and Egypt. This riveting saga continues, looking like it will never end. Can't wait for the next book!
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