The US Review of Books (USRB) highly praised “Germania” by Anthony Gordon Pilla

“Germania” by Anthony Gordon Pilla is acclaimed by Philip Zozzaro of the US Review of Books.

Author Anthony Gordon Pilla taught social studies for 35 years. He is the author of Wave Mexicana, a tale of illegal immigrants invading America.

This masterpiece is purely a work of fiction. It revises history and casts the United States in the role of a mediator rather than a warrior. Though this author knows that Adolf Hitler was an evil megalomaniac through skillful negotiation, the lives of six million people were saved in this “what if” tale.

“Germania” is a “what if” fictional tale of Hitler’s world, where readers will see in his neurotic mind the conflict of evil versus good. In his sleep, he takes us on a journey in which his twisted fantasy will reveal thoughts of World War II events such as the 1936 Berlin Olympics, Lebenstraum, Oktoberfest Blitzkrieg, Operation Barbarossa, the Lindbergh-Hitler Connection, the Jewish Exodus Plan, the Pacific Summit, World Government, and Germania—Good Life.

The 1936 Summer Olympic Games in Berlin marked a high point in the reign of the Nazis. The world’s best athletes congregated to showcase their talents against the elite German athletes. The early positive results had Hitler further convinced of Aryan supremacy. The idea of expanding the Third Reich into other areas of Europe began to take shape in his mind. By 1938, Hitler had seized Austria and annexed the Sudetenland in the name of gaining living space (lebensraum) for the German people. Hitler forged an alliance with the Soviet Union and then set his sights on capturing Poland in September 1939. The rest of Europe mobilized for another war, as Great Britain and France were the primary opponents of Germany, Italy, and Japan. The possibility of stopping Hitler’s war machine seemed nearly impossible.

Here’s an excerpt from the US Review of Books that highlights:

“A series of news articles from around the world chart the path of the Nazis’ march to near global hegemony in this gripping alternative history novella. A world on the brink of another destructive war is seen with each bold headline and illustration. The author does a noteworthy job of weaving the factual with the fictional in generating a dystopian world. While Hitler is the main character in his quest for dominance in Europe, the subjects of war and diplomacy are nearly constant in their presence. The impact of the plot lies in its ability to illustrate how war can quickly ramp up and gain momentum for one side and when diplomacy may be the only way to stave off catastrophe. This is a riveting book about a nightmarish scenario that could have been real.”