Stars and Stripes trilogy
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The Stars and Stripes Trilogy is a collection of three alternate history novels written by Harry Harrison
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of British involvement in the American Civil War
after the Trent Affair
. This happens when Prince Albert dies prematurely rather than playing his historic role in resolving the crisis. The Queen blames the Americans. She authorizes her ministers to do anything necessary to ensure that they pay for it.
There is another unexplained difference - the Duke of Wellington
is still alive, though he remarks he has been 'living on borrowed time' since his illness in 1852. In our world, 1852 was the date of his death. This seems to date the point of divergence to before 1852, without the butterfly effect
changing intermediate occurrences, such as the course of the Crimean War
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Harry Harrison
Harry Harrison is an American science fiction author best known for his character the Stainless Steel Rat and the novel Make Room! Make Room! , the basis for the film Soylent Green...
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Setting
All three novels involve the point of divergencePoint of divergence
In discussion of counterfactual history, a divergence point , also referred to as a departure point or point of divergence , is a historical event with two possible postulated outcomes...
of British involvement in the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
after the Trent Affair
Trent affair
The Trent Affair, also known as the Mason and Slidell Affair, was an international diplomatic incident that occurred during the American Civil War...
. This happens when Prince Albert dies prematurely rather than playing his historic role in resolving the crisis. The Queen blames the Americans. She authorizes her ministers to do anything necessary to ensure that they pay for it.
There is another unexplained difference - the Duke of Wellington
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS , was an Irish-born British soldier and statesman, and one of the leading military and political figures of the 19th century...
is still alive, though he remarks he has been 'living on borrowed time' since his illness in 1852. In our world, 1852 was the date of his death. This seems to date the point of divergence to before 1852, without the butterfly effect
Butterfly effect
In chaos theory, the butterfly effect is the sensitive dependence on initial conditions; where a small change at one place in a nonlinear system can result in large differences to a later state...
changing intermediate occurrences, such as the course of the Crimean War
Crimean War
The Crimean War was a conflict fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, the British Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between the major European powers for influence over territories of the declining...
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Novels
- Stars and Stripes Forever (1998)
- Stars and Stripes in Peril (2000)
- Stars and Stripes Triumphant (2002)
External links
- Military errors - criticism of the book at Bryn Monnerys Frontpage. Also includes details of how to use for WargamingWargamingA wargame is a strategy game that deals with military operations of various types, real or fictional. Wargaming is the hobby dedicated to the play of such games, which can also be called conflict simulations, or consims for short. When used professionally to study warfare, it is generally known as...
- A Naval Review - another criticism of the book, at Ironclads and Blockade Runners Of the American Civil War
- Warrior Vs Monitor - a look at what would have really happened if the USS MonitorUSS MonitorUSS Monitor was the first ironclad warship commissioned by the United States Navy during the American Civil War. She is most famous for her participation in the Battle of Hampton Roads on March 9, 1862, the first-ever battle fought between two ironclads...
fought the HMS WarriorHMS Warrior (1860)HMS Warrior was the first iron-hulled, armour-plated warship, built for the Royal Navy in response to the first ironclad warship, the French Gloire, launched a year earlier.... - The Contest in America by John Stuart MillJohn Stuart MillJohn Stuart Mill was a British philosopher, economist and civil servant. An influential contributor to social theory, political theory, and political economy, his conception of liberty justified the freedom of the individual in opposition to unlimited state control. He was a proponent of...
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