Alternate Generals


Alternate Generals is a collection of alternate history short stories edited by Harry Turtledove, Roland J. Green and Martin H. Greenberg. It includes Turtledove's own short story, "The Phantom Tolbukhin".
The collection was followed by two more in the series, Alternate Generals II in 2002 and Alternate Generals III in 2005.

Stories

TitleAuthorScenario
"The Test of Gold"Lillian Stewart CarlA speculative depiction of the last days of Queen Boudica of the Iceni.
"Tradition"Elizabeth MoonAt the beginning of World War I, Admiral Christopher Cradock is assigned to the Mediterranean Sea rather than the South American corridor and leads the pursuit of the Goeben and the Breslau.
"'And to the Republic For Which It Stands'"Brad LinaweaverJulius Caesar's meeting with destiny on the Ides of March is interrupted.
"The Charge of Lee's Brigade"S. M. StirlingThe American Revolution never occurs, and Sir Robert E. Lee is the Brigadier General of the British Army's Virginian regiments in the Crimean War.
"The Craft of War"Lois TiltonSun Tzu settles in Persia and helps King Xerxes conquer all of Greece.
"Queen of the Amazons"Jody Lynn NyeThe Crusades are more successful than in reality, as seen from the point of view of Eleanor of Aquitaine.
"The Phantom Tolbukhin"Harry TurtledoveThe Fourth Ukrainian Front puts up resistance to the German occupation of the Soviet Union in 1947.
"An Old Man's Summer"Esther FriesnerAfter a stroke, President Dwight D. Eisenhower travels through a time portal to 1863 and witnesses the Battle of Gettysburg.
"The Last Crusader"Bill FawcettNapoleone Buonaparte becomes a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and begins to conquer Europe for the Vatican.
"Billy Mitchell's Overt Act"William SandersGeneral Billy Mitchell avoids court-martial and lives to influence the course of World War II. He determines that the Japanese intend to attack Pearl Harbor and launches an attack on their fleet before it reaches Hawaii.
"A Case for Justice"Janet BerlinerGeneral Jan Smuts looks back on his career.
"'A Hard Day for Mother"William R. ForstchenJoshua Chamberlain fights in the Confederate States Army at the Battle of Gettysburg.
"The Captain from Kirkbean"David WeberSir John Paul is a commander in the British Royal Navy during the American Revolution.
"Vive l'Admiral"John MinaHoratio Nelson is a commander in the French Navy during the Napoleonic Wars.
"Bloodstained Ground"Brian M. ThomsenGeorge Armstrong Custer survives and wins the Battle of Little Big Horn and is eventually elected President of the United States. After his death, the journalist Samuel Clemens investigates the circumstances of his victory.
"Vati"Rebecca M. MeluchWerner Mölders avoids the accident that killed him in 1941. He becomes the Luftwaffe's airplane production chief and achieves air superiority for Nazi Germany.