Amerika

Amerika #1

by Paul Lally

It’s December 8, 1941…The day after Pearl Harbor…The Nazis have the A-bomb…We don’t. Washington D.C. and Manhattan disappear beneath nuclear mushroom clouds. Stripped of its congress, judicial and executive branches, the United States is a fractured, frantic shell of its former self; each state, a world unto its own. Germany’s threat of further attacks on major American cities like Chicago, Miami and Pittsburgh compels Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins, sole survivor of the executive branch and now president, to bend to Hitler’s demand of neutrality. Powerless and impotent, America watches from the sidelines while Europe and Asia go up in flames. In search of a cause to unite America once again as a nation, the “Sons of Liberty,” a distant echo of our nation’s revolutionary war volunteers, secretly band together again, in the South this time, led by take-no-prisoners, General George S. Patton himself. And in doing so, he calls upon a group of ordinary citizens, including ex-Pan Am pilot Sam Carter and Hollywood actress Ava James, to embark on a series of missions that, if successful, will deliver America from its darkest hour and set it on a path toward the bright light of victory. The odds are impossible, the missions dangerous, and with an unknown spy in their midst threatening to wreck their intricate plans, everything seems doomed from the start as they struggle to bring America back into the fight for liberty and justice for all.

Genres: Alternate History, Science Fiction Fantasy, Fiction

356 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 2, 2015

About the author

Paul M. Lally a television producer, writer, director, and host/narrator who has worked for PBS and Walt Disney Productions. He has directed over 100 episodes of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.

Reviews

[Paul · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF

[Michael Flanagan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is great fun it delivers a fast paced and action packed piece of Alternative History. Set during World War II we are introduced into a world where the Nazis soon after Pearl Harbour have dropped a A bomb or two on Washington and New York and knocked the Americans out of the war, or have they.

Paul Lally has delivered a great narrative that skips along at quick pace that has you wanting more. The characters are right of a "A" grade Hollywood Action flick, and why this may worry some it works a treat for me. These larger than life characters further enhance the readers experience of the story. Also if you like flying boats this book is a must and I am sure after reading this book that the author may be a tad smitten by them himself.

[Roger · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a fun read. I learned more about flying boats than I ever thought I would know, and that might be my only criticism. There were A LOT of details about flying these amazing machines.

Saying that though I enjoyed the characters and the storyline was well thought out and presented.

[Charles Mooney · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good book

I enjoyed reading this book. At times, it seemed like an advertisement for Pan Am, but Pan Am is no more. Maybe
there is a hidden message there. Without giving a
Way too much, I thought it was obvious who the traitor and saboteur was. I am looking forward to the conclusion in the next novel.

[Adam M Robinson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good alternative history for aviators

This WWII alternative history novel was good. However way too much of the novel is describing flying the planes and not as much describing other events or developing the characters

[Mark Moxley-Knapp · Rating 4 out of 5]

A well-written, fast-paced alternate-history book. Detailed but not boring, written by someone who knows aviation, it centers on an ex-Pan Am pilot during an alternate post-WW2 era. Interesting characters, accurate details. A few typos, seemingly more common in the era of ebooks, but not bad.

[Charles Biederbeck · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good book

[Steven Files · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great Books with a great story/ The editing needs improvement

[Steven Saunders · Rating 1 out of 5]

Saying there was too much pilot and plane talk is an understatement. It was an interesting core story, but the minutiae about flying was boring me to death. I skipped much of it. The main character's difficulties made it interesting. Troubling part: the 2 Jewish characters are portrayed as selfish and responsible for the 2 devastating/negative parts of the story, while the other main characters are selfless and heroic. The end had no closure. I would have liked it if the story described what happened to the USA after their mission. It seemed to end at the beginning of the next chapter. It thus could have been given another 100-200 pages after the end. Eliminating the tiring pilot talk would have shaved 150 pages. It was way too slow. I would have given it 3 stars if it had less flying talk.

[Sean · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun flight

Good, light read - the author must have watched Casablanca a dozen times, threw in the Treasure of Sierra Madre, and read some bad Hemingway along the way.

A bit too much technical airplane jargon, but a fun 'alternate history' twist.

[Bill · Rating 5 out of 5]

Superb

Alternate history at it's best. Paul Lally writes cleverly and passionately making ideas and characters come to life. This story unfolds as quickly as you can read it. Well done.

[Craig Limmer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well done!

All in all very entertaining. Not too bad as free kindle books usually are lol. We need a few more from Mr. Lally.