Product Description

It is 1924: a time of rebuilding both in America and in the devastated cities of Europe and Canada. In the United States, the Socialist Party battles Calvin Coolidge to hold on to power. And it seems as if the Socialists can do no wrong as the stock market soars and America enjoys a prosperity unknown for half a century. But as old names like Custer and Roosevelt fade into history a new generation faces new uncertainties. The Confederate States, tasting defeat in the Great War, suffer poverty and natural disaster. The Freedom Party promises new strength and pride - and may prove a dangerous enemy for the hated USA. Yet the United States take little note, basking in their shared world domination with Germany. In a world of occupiers and the occupied, of simmering hatreds, shattered lives and pent-up violence, the centre can no longer hold. And for a powerful nation, the ultimate shock will come when a fleet of foreign aircraft rains death and destruction on one of the great cities of the United States.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #459034 in Books
• Published on: 2002-10-03
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 512 pages

Publishing News on American Empire: The Centre Cannot Hold
'A highly addictive series...Turtledove delivers the goods'

TIME OUT (about WORLD OF DIFFERENCE)
'Good fun. It has an authentic speculative quality, energy and dash'

Publishers Weekly (starred review for HOW FEW REMAIN)
'With shocking vividness, Turtledove demonstrates the extreme fragility of our modern world ... This is state-of-the-art alternate history, nothing less'

Customer Reviews

magnificent series of books!!
this is the err...5th in the great war/american empire series and every single book has been fantastic. This is alternative history at its very very best!

This book picks up in the mid 1920's and covers a span of around ten years.

before reading this book u must read the others in the collection these are: Great War-American Front
Great War-Walk in Hell
Great War-Breakthrough
American Empire-Blood and Iron

American Empire
A fun book which follows on well from the previous book Harry Turtledove has done it again I am now looking forward to the next book. It’s a shame that the Great War and American Empire have be just set in America it would have been nice to get a look at Britain or the German Empire in this alternate world. Before you read this I would suggest you read American Empire Blood and Iron and the Great War series

Another Good Book
There is something really pleasing about the way Harry Turtledove writes. He is a master of History (he has a PHD) and always has strong, well thought out plots.

I don't think you really need to have read the previous books as there is a recap and you could always read this book and then buy the previous one's (believe me!).

Well worth purchasing.