Quote Originally Posted by Ted Crocker View Post
The author, Harry Turtledove, writes a lot of fictionalized, alternative history novels; I didn't see anything on this subject or time period, though.

That's not my cup of tea; I don't mind historical fiction, but I try to avoid fictional history.
All "what-if" history must be taken with a dose of salts, Ted, but I wouldn't say I "avoid" it entirely. Military historians, for example, frequently play "armchair quarterback" when studying a particular battle/campaign.

T.