Download This Paper'Two Dooms' and the Memory of World War II in Alternate History
Internet Review of Science Fiction July 2008
11 Pages Posted: 23 Jul 2018
Date Written: 2008
Abstract
This article examines the ubiquity of the theme of a Nazi victory in World War II within alternate history fiction, and explains it in terms of popular understanding of the conflict. In particular the article argues that the war's familiarity, course and associations lend themselves uniquely well to use by writers of popular fiction.
Keywords: Cyril Kornbluth, Two Dooms, Science Fiction, Alternate History, Counterfactual, World War II, Popular Culture
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Elhefnawy, Nader, 'Two Dooms' and the Memory of World War II in Alternate History (2008). Internet Review of Science Fiction July 2008
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