where can I read an alternate history?

Question

like if the confederacy won the war
or if japan conquered the world
something like that

Answer 1

There is a short book entitled IF THE SOUTH HAD WON THE WAR which is quite interesting, I don't know of any that directly address anything about what would have happened if Japan had won WWII, but since there are a ton of books on WWII, I would not doubt that one existed.

There are "unconventional" histories about the Civil War. A history professor at Valdosta State University in Georgia wrote what is probably entitled A PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR which covers aspects of the war which are ignored in college and high school classes. He follows the path of Howard Zinn in his A PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. Both of these books deal little with the wars and presidents, especially not much with battles and generals, but deal with the how the people managed themselves and survived during those eras of history which the authors cover.

Insofar as the Civil War is concerned, I was raised in the middle of a battlefield and would suggest that you find a small book of the short stories of Ambrose Bierce, the only soldier in the Civil War who wrote about it to any extent. They would be listed as fiction, but I see a lot of fact. Ambrose Bierce is different, very interesting, and fun to read.

Answer 2

Harry Turtledove is the author to read for that subject.

The Southern Victory or Timeline-191 Series
Alternate History — The South have won the American Civil War, what would then happen over the next century. (The series consists of several smaller series and has no official title)

How Few Remain (1997)
The Great War Trilogy
American Front (1998)
Walk in Hell (1999)
Breakthroughs (2000)
The American Empire Trilogy
Blood and Iron (2001)
The Center Cannot Hold (2002)
The Victorious Opposition (2003)
The Settling Accounts Tetralogy
Return Engagement (2004)
Drive to the East (2005)
The Grapple (2006)
In at the Death (expected in 2007)

Answer 3

You want Harry Turtledove. He's what I call the king of Alternate History.

Steven Barnes has an alternate slave history.

Also Phillip (sp) Roth just came out with "The Plot Against America" about 2 years ago and that begins with the defeat of Roselvelt, I believe. Either way, it's alternative history as well.

Answer 4

Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel sequence. quite 2 trilogies of astonishing substitute background - set in an option Renaissance Europe the place each thing is the comparable. . . different than that Christianity did no longer seize on, and a various faith is the main considerable one. So on the comparable time, each thing is diverse! quite epic. (notice: additionally specific at cases). Jules Watson's The White Mare & The first easy Stag - fable/substitute background duo approximately Scotland commencing in 79AD, while Britain replaced into nevertheless Roman... and Rome wanted Scotland. and because like the Dresden information, a pair different city fable authors you would be able to take excitement in: Kelley Armstrong (commence with Bitten, a pair of lady werewolf), Patrica Briggs (commence with Moon stated as, which starts off the coyote-female's tale), and Charlaine Harris (lighter, greater humourous, nonetheless greater aimed in direction of females i think of - a pair of telepathic cocktail waitress who finally ends up deep interior the supernatural international.)

Answer 5

This isn't quite what you are asking for, but one of my old friends had a book that he was reading called "The lie's our teacher's tell us", that was like over 10 years ago now I think, but basically it reveals history in a different light, and many of the things we learned from textbooks are skewed truths. I still aim to find this book one of these days as it sounds like a fascinating read and I wish I had asked to borrow it right then in there :(. The title might not be exactly that, but it's close or atleast very similar.

Answer 6

Bubba's blog has a very detailed and almost coherent explanation of how the confederacy actually did win the war.

Answer 7

'1984' by George Orwell is a good one. The backdrop is a world controlled by a trio of repressive supernations, but the book only delves into the one in which the protagonist resides: Oceania. Oceania is ruled by a figurehead identified simply as Big Brother. The plot revolves around psychological torment and manipulation. Quite engaging. Check it out sometime. Its got one dark finale!

Answer 8

Philip Roth, The Plot Against America
If Charles Lindberg had been president instead of FDR, and the US supported Germany in WWII.

Some of his other books may be in a similar vein, I'm not sure though.

Answer 9

Try these authors: Harry Turtledove and S. M. Stirling. You won't be let down, these guys are the greatest at alternate history fiction. Enjoy!

Answer 10

Check out an author named Turtledove.