It is the summer of 1947 and Europe is being torn apart by a war nobody can win. Nazi Germany occupies everything from the Pyrenees to the Volga, from Britain to the Alps. In the east, Russian and American Armies fight together, holding the line on the Volga to prevent the German Army from breaking through. In the West, American aircraft carriers rule the Atlantic, hurling their hordes of midnight-blue fighter-bombers against every target they can find. Yet, nothing can stop the madness.
Now, America has one last hand left to play. A fleet of the largest bombers the world has ever seen and a plan to bring the war to an end with a single, terrible blow. Now, in the skies over Germany, nuclear-armed B-36 bombers fight their way past German jet and rocket fighters in a final cataclysmic confrontation. In a world gone to hell, the only option left is The Big One.
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By Denis Novak
May 11, 2009
"Awesome Treatment of a Terrifying Subject" Awesome is a word easily over used. But a work that treats the apocalypse of a nation in excruciating detail can only be described as awesome. Stuart Slade has created a painstakingly researched analysis of what would happen, if Germany had overthrown England, and thus been able to prevent the invasion of Europe. The book is based on actual WW-II and early post war development plans and production figures, and technical capabilities. Beyond its technical excellence, Stuart has developed the human side of the conflict, with believable characterization and a riveting plot line.
"Among the best WW2 AH written." Stuart Slade has taken a well worn 'What if', i.e. Britain dropping out of the war, and has produced what is certainly the best AH novel that uses this as a starting point. Overturning much of the myths and 'uber German weapons and Rommel win the war' that surrounds much of Second World War AH, Slade has written a very believable and enjoyable tale. Although, to a degree, the reader can guess what the ending is going to be, it is still enjoyable to see quite how the author brings the story and the war to a conclusion. The level of historical research and work that has gone into this story is astounding, and I have nothing but admiration for what Stuart Slade has produced.
"Chillingly Believable" ...Historically and technically dead-on, The Big One is a riveting account of a what-if ending to World War II that will leave you wanting much more. Mike Kozlowski
