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Clash of Empires: Book 5 of the WW1 Alternate Series
Summer Campaign of 1915.
The good weather has finally arrived, and the empires of Europe are ready to hurl their armies and fleets at each other in a fight of titanic proportions. The stakes are high, with Austria-Hungary and France reeling on the brink of disaster. The clash of Empires is about to unfold.
The German Army is on the verge of launching a powerful offensive at the Russian lines in Central Poland, aimed at the powerful fortress of Brest Litovsk. The final aim is to derail Russian General Brussilov’s offensive against the Austro-Hungarian Empire by forcing it to retreat to face the Reich.
The Russian Empire continues to relentlessly attack the Carpathian Foothills and the plain of Hungary and are nearing Budapest, while a new admiral (Alexander Kolchak) takes over the Black Sea Fleet along with two new dreadnought battleships with which to battle Admiral Souchon’s Ottoman Navy for the mastery of the sea.
In the West, both the British and the French suffer from a severe shortage of shells and ammunition, forcing them on the defensive instead of bringing the fight to the Germans while they are busy in the East. Meanwhile, the OHL launches an attack on Verdun to try and dislodge the French from their fortified position and also attacks the Entente south near Paris.
War heats up in the Middle East, with an Ottoman attack on the Suez Canal and on the British-occupied Iraqi town of Basra near the Persian Gulf and the Persian Abadan Oil Refinery. Both powers will struggle hard for control over the very warm summer months.
The naval war continues to rage, with the new Souchon-Kolchak rivalry, the continued flight of the German Asian Squadron (von Spee), and the 3rd Battle Squadron (Funke), pursued by the dynamic Beatty-Togo duo. In the Atlantic, the U.S. Navy arrives in Liverpool ready to fight, while the Germans double down on sending raiders into the open Atlantic and unleash unrestricted submarine warfare. A big showdown is on the horizon for both sides.
Finally, the American invasion of Mexico plows on toward Mexico City and the State of Chihuahua, where the bandit-warrrior Pancho Villa is pursued by a dynamic young colonel, George Patton.
This is the story of the Great War that might have been.
The good weather has finally arrived, and the empires of Europe are ready to hurl their armies and fleets at each other in a fight of titanic proportions. The stakes are high, with Austria-Hungary and France reeling on the brink of disaster. The clash of Empires is about to unfold.
The German Army is on the verge of launching a powerful offensive at the Russian lines in Central Poland, aimed at the powerful fortress of Brest Litovsk. The final aim is to derail Russian General Brussilov’s offensive against the Austro-Hungarian Empire by forcing it to retreat to face the Reich.
The Russian Empire continues to relentlessly attack the Carpathian Foothills and the plain of Hungary and are nearing Budapest, while a new admiral (Alexander Kolchak) takes over the Black Sea Fleet along with two new dreadnought battleships with which to battle Admiral Souchon’s Ottoman Navy for the mastery of the sea.
In the West, both the British and the French suffer from a severe shortage of shells and ammunition, forcing them on the defensive instead of bringing the fight to the Germans while they are busy in the East. Meanwhile, the OHL launches an attack on Verdun to try and dislodge the French from their fortified position and also attacks the Entente south near Paris.
War heats up in the Middle East, with an Ottoman attack on the Suez Canal and on the British-occupied Iraqi town of Basra near the Persian Gulf and the Persian Abadan Oil Refinery. Both powers will struggle hard for control over the very warm summer months.
The naval war continues to rage, with the new Souchon-Kolchak rivalry, the continued flight of the German Asian Squadron (von Spee), and the 3rd Battle Squadron (Funke), pursued by the dynamic Beatty-Togo duo. In the Atlantic, the U.S. Navy arrives in Liverpool ready to fight, while the Germans double down on sending raiders into the open Atlantic and unleash unrestricted submarine warfare. A big showdown is on the horizon for both sides.
Finally, the American invasion of Mexico plows on toward Mexico City and the State of Chihuahua, where the bandit-warrrior Pancho Villa is pursued by a dynamic young colonel, George Patton.
This is the story of the Great War that might have been.
370 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 4, 2025
About the author
Max Lamirande
115 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 18, 2025
German Naval manuveurs and introduction of poison gas!
The brilliance of Admirals Von Speed and Hipper, showed the Entente the Germany still has a fight in her. The introduction of poison gas on the Eastern Front brought war to a new level.
The brilliance of Admirals Von Speed and Hipper, showed the Entente the Germany still has a fight in her. The introduction of poison gas on the Eastern Front brought war to a new level.
April 14, 2025
Longer than Misery
I managed to slog through this book. The author has an amazing talent to render bloody combat into a cure for insomnia.
I managed to slog through this book. The author has an amazing talent to render bloody combat into a cure for insomnia.
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