The Greatest Books Never Written

Mein Kampf by Adolph Hitler. The ups and downs of an artist in twenties Vienna.

Flashman and the Sultan's Daughters by George MacDonald Fraser. The antics and exploits of the cad Sir Harry Flashman during the Russian invasion of the Ottoman Empire 1856-58.

Organic Agriculture: the Way Forward by Charles Windsor, cousin to William V, son of the late Edward VIII.

On the Origin of Species by Alfred Wallace. Dedicated to his friend Charles Darwin who died in 1837 from stomach cancer.

How Few Remain by Harry Turtledove. A novel about a fictional war in 1876 between the Plains Indians and a united USA in which George Custer is killed.

The Parthian Wars by Marcus Antonious. An autobiographical account of the to-be Roman emperor's conquest of the Middle East

Batting for Britain by William Whitelaw. The personal memoirs of the British Prime Minister between 1979 and 1988

Kim by Rudjard Kipling. A story about a boy growing up in nineteenth century Ireland.

Goverance of a Realm and the Extinguishment of Heresy by Alexander Farnese, Viceroy of England, Duke of Parma.

On the Indias (peri Indikes / de Indias), by Pliny the Elder. Written following his retirement from state service in 86 AD, this book presents the sum total of knowledge on the Eastern world current in Rome at the time. Pliny collected much of his information during his tenure as Prefect of Egypt, an appointment owed to his close association with Emperor Titus and his sterling service during the Vesuvius eruption aftermath. Scholars continue to disagree whether the original was written in Latin (as was his wont) or dictated in Greek (as some grammatical figures suggest). Surviving in numerous manuscript copies in both Greek and Latin, the text was considered the authoritative account of Eastern geography and customs throughout the medieval period. Martino Behamo, the Portuguese captain who first reached India by sea around the Cape of Good Hope in 1487, carried with him a copy of this text (as well as the 'Travels' of Marco Polo and John de Mandeville), and it was quoted authoritatively in the first orbiformist dispute of 1215-1224 when the Sorbonne concluded the errancy of both St Augustine and the 'Christian Topography' of Cosmas Indicopleustes regarding the shape of the earth.

The Caine Mutiny--The true story of the HMS Edward Caine Mutiny of 1923 that led to Communist rule in Britain.

Richard III-By William Shakespeare. The story about the life and times of the King and warrior of the House of York. Some critics deem the play as a piece of propaganda for the House of York and imply that the King Edward VI, who was a descendant of said King.

Gods and Generals-by Michael Shaara. set in the dying days of World War two, with President MacArthur, Fuhrer Goering and Prime Minister Tojo as the main characters, just days before the dropping of the Atomic Bomb on Osaka.

maverick said:

Gods and Generals-by Michael Shaara. set in the dying days of World War two, with President MacArthur, Fuhrer Goering and Prime Minister Tojo as the main characters, just days before the dropping of the Atomic Bomb on Osaka.

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Last Full Measure by Jeff Shaara. The sequel to his father's pulitzer prize winner, Last Full Measure tells the story of the Invasion of Japan.

(OOC:Nice to see that I'm not the only Shaara fan on these boards )

Fatherland-by Robert Harris. An all-time best seller set in an alternative reality in which Nazi Germany was cornered by a Soviet-American alliance and now the main battlefront is the City of Berlin. The book was banned in Germany and most of Europe by the Ministry of Propaganda.

1984 by George Orwell. The dying days of the british empire seen through the eyes of the Prime Minister, a veteran of the fictional "Indian war" named Winston Smith and an 8 year old girl living in Madras. It's considered as an accurate prediction of the downfall of the empire, as it was written in 1948.

Days of Infamy - A novel about the back stage antics of the Carry On Films, starting with Carry on Cleo...

sorry.

Guns of the South: An anti-gun control screed by Newt Gingrich and William Fortchen, in which a group of heavily armed Georgians easily smash a Soviet invasion force.

The Domination: One of the more notorious works by the infamous Marqis de Sade, detailing the grusome rituals of a gang of French aristocratic perverts on their own private island; banned in most countries.

The CoDominium: A rather dry historical novel set in St. Johns, Newfoundland--the capital of the Anglo-American Grand Alliance. Written by Alliance Master Historian Alexander Cockburn.

Oliver Twist: Ann Coulter's hilariously horrific attempt at alternate history, detailing the life of Liberal Diktat Oliver Twist. Made into an equally vapid film by her husband, Ron Silver.

Battlefield Earth: S.M. Stirling's masterpiece--set in the distant past, in which mutant Neanderthals battle Homo Sapiens for control of the planet--made into a blockbuster by Stephen Speilberg.

Great Expectations: A novel by former chess champion Bobby Fischer...actually less than a novel and more of a paranoid screed against Unitarians. It details the struggle of heroic checkers champion Billy Fitzpatrick against the evil "United-Tarians," a cult out to control the globe.

The Protocols of the Elders of Zion: The manifesto written by a new sect of Judaism known as the Elders--a group of Jews under the command of Beta Israel--who called for substantial reform for the Jewish nations of the world...mostly through meditation, pacifism, and pursuit of knowledge.

1901 by Robert Conroy--An intimate portrait of President McKinley's final months in office

Books

Hamlet-the story of Arnold the Pig from Green Acres.

Gone with the Wind-the story of one Okie families plight after their farm blows away in the Dust Bowl.

At Dawn We Slept-the story of how the French allowed the Muslim extremists in and the day that the Eiffel Tower was blown up.

Never written? Well not in this timeline.

Protocols of the Elders of Canada - being the secret plan for world domination proposed by the Cajuns after they were forcibly moved to Louisiana.

Westward! - by Sebastian Cabot - being an account of the journey of John Ameryck of Bristol who set out in 1480 with letters patent from King Henry VII to the New World that now bears his name (although he referred to it as Brasil).

The Gospel According to Pontius Pilot - being an account of Pilate's conversion to Christianity after the crucifixion of Jesus Christ as well as Pilate's account of the trial and execution itself.

Emerging Trends by Friedrich Engels and Charles Babbage - being a detailed theory about the possibility of artificial intelligence emerging as a property of complicated automata built on the principles described by Dr Babbage in his earlier treatise on the creation of Analytical Engines. The treatise also draws on theories of organic growth from individual decisions first proposed in Engels' The Condition of the Working Class in England.

Arabella by John Cleland - being the sequel to his erotic novel, Fanny Hill.

Sauron vs Aslan - The Clash of the Mighty by C S Lewis and J R R Tolkien - 'nuff said I guess?

Pride and Prejudice-by Jane Austin. The story of a young aristocrat and the woman he loves, set during the years of the Napoleonic invasion of Britain.

Gettysburg-The story of Operation Gettysburg, the confederate nuclear energy project, created with help from Britain and the USA.

Footfall - This alternative history novel details the world of today if the soldiers participating in operation overlord had not been disbled by a horrid fungal infection during the first few weeks of the advance.

The Domination - This novel takes place in the city of domino and details the life of a dominian family as they go from peasants to emperors, and the village goes from being a small village to a city-state spanning all of italy and eventually sacking rome.

Roots - This novel details the family history of recently free-bought slave Chang Chong as he unravels his family history from the East-Roman invasion of china in 1388 AD to the present. A classic.

The Mote in gods eye - The historical novel of monk Abdugla Mbani in his desperate attempt to help fellow christian civilians i Ionia during the third persian crusade, 1839-44. The name of the novel of course referring to Persias control of the holy land being famously considered "a mote in gods eye"

Dies the fire - The world renowned historical novel detailing the savage Mazai napalm bombing of Zemba, after the "death by fire"! decree by Mazai king Obumba Bisonka.

D-course math - A horrific account of what happens when you are divided in two, attacked by a six-times superior force and then accidently engages your own, by Rimol Bisni, taking place during the failed Sarmatian intervention in the Getic wars.

"The New Russians" by Hedrick Smith
- an historical analysis of the reconstruction of the Russian Federal Republic following the nuclear civil war after the coup again Boris Yeltsin.

"Das Kapital" by Karl Marx
- an economic "do it yourself" book by Marx on how you can make yourself into a millionaire. Used in these days as an teaching guide for Capitalism studies in business school.

"2001 - A Space Oddessy" by Arthur C. Clarke
- considered to be one of Clarke's most funniest books, it tells the story about college dropout Dave Bowman and his adventures with imaginary acid dropping partner, Frank Poole.

"The Right Stuff" by Tom Wolfe
- a biographical account of former porn star John Holmes, how he became a born again Christian and later became president of the United States.

J_Britt_RSA said:

"The Right Stuff" by Tom Wolfe
- a biographical account of former porn star John Holmes, how he became a born again Christian and later became president of the United States.

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OOC: Wow. I wonder what timeline this is from.

The Imperial Ottoman Airships Works: A Wartime History.

A history of the Zeplinhane-i Amire and it's contribution to Ottoman air supremacy in the late war.

The fullfilment of the West (Die Vollendung des Abendlandes)-

Oswald Spenglers sequel to "The fall of the West" from 1951. Often critisiesed for it extreme pro-american direction. So-called "Bible of the Neo-Cons".

"Milligan? Trooper Who?" The wartime memoirs of Germany's greatest comic Erwin Rommel, a light hearted look at his time with the Imperial Desert Corps, fighting against the Wessex 8th Army, under General S Milligan, during the 2nd Northern War

Questions of Graius Gracchus: Considered by many to be one of the most important works in the Stoa canon of Buddhism, it is rarely read today thanks to the influence of the Mahayana and Druidic schools of Buddhism. Nevertheless, as a historical document, it provides an interesting insight into Gaius's years as Princeps.

Memoirs of the Divers Adventures of Captain John Smith- The first work of native Virginian literature, it details Smith's early life as a Mediterranean mercenary, and then as a Virginian explorer, statesman and military leader. His adventures in Westmarsh are the final chapters of the book, ending with his death on Roanoke Island.

The Sandy Foundation Shaken- A work detailing the history of the early Quaker settlements in Popham, written by William Penn, with substantial additions by George Fox before his death. It exalted the "formative labour" the Society of Friends undertook in the harsh land of Popham, and was used as a tract for conversion of the sparse immigrants and the Indian tribes who resided in the Colony.

Marked by Fate and Skin- A sermon by Roger Williams exalting the martyrs of the Savage Times and damning all the Indians of the North to hellfire, and justifying the killing of the unbaptised and uneducated savages. It was widely printed throughout the Grace Colony during the war.