The Afrika Reich
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The Afrika Reich is a 2011 alternate history
action thriller novel by Guy Saville. In this world, the point of divergence occurs when Great Britain
is defeated by Nazi Germany
during the Dunkirk campaign
in 1940, forcing Britain to conclude a non-aggression pact with Germany. Due to the influence of an active Colonial Policy Office (KPA), the Nazis carve up a new colonial empire in Afrika
, extending their racial genocide to Black Africans. By 1952, Britain and Germany have divided up much of the continent between themselves.
It was reviewed by the Times, and the Economist
. This plot occurs in the backdrop of increasing tensions between Britain and Germany which threatens to disrupt the uneasy truce made in 1940.
Alternate history (fiction)
Alternate history or alternative history is a genre of fiction consisting of stories that are set in worlds in which history has diverged from the actual history of the world. It can be variously seen as a sub-genre of literary fiction, science fiction, and historical fiction; different alternate...
action thriller novel by Guy Saville. In this world, the point of divergence occurs when Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
is defeated by Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
during the Dunkirk campaign
Battle of Dunkirk
The Battle of Dunkirk was a battle in the Second World War between the Allies and Germany. A part of the Battle of France on the Western Front, the Battle of Dunkirk was the defence and evacuation of British and allied forces in Europe from 26 May–4 June 1940.After the Phoney War, the Battle of...
in 1940, forcing Britain to conclude a non-aggression pact with Germany. Due to the influence of an active Colonial Policy Office (KPA), the Nazis carve up a new colonial empire in Afrika
Afrika
Afrika may refer to:* Africa, the continent* Afrika , a video game for the PlayStation 3* Afrika Bambaataa, a hip hop artist* Afrikan Boy, an Afro-beat-grime artist* The Afrika Korps, a German Army during World War II...
, extending their racial genocide to Black Africans. By 1952, Britain and Germany have divided up much of the continent between themselves.
It was reviewed by the Times, and the Economist
Plot summary
The story is based around the British mercenary Burton Cole who has been dispatched on a secret mission by the British government to assassinate Walter Hochburg, the Nazi Governor General of KongoBelgian Congo
The Belgian Congo was the formal title of present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo between King Leopold II's formal relinquishment of his personal control over the state to Belgium on 15 November 1908, and Congolese independence on 30 June 1960.-Congo Free State, 1884–1908:Until the latter...
. This plot occurs in the backdrop of increasing tensions between Britain and Germany which threatens to disrupt the uneasy truce made in 1940.