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Alternate Wars by Gregory Benford

teachinsci's review

3.0

This volume was weaker than the first two though it's pages were populated with some of the best names in alternative history and even included Winston Churchill. I think that the chief weakness was in the constant need for some of the authors to compare and contrast the possible with the actual. Beyond that, the subject of Alternative Wars leads one to expect a change in the battles and their outcomes, but many of these were more about outside intercession (from the future or gods) than the battles themselves.
The best story, in my opinion, was the last one by Michael Resnick about possible involvement of Teddy Roosevelt in WWI. It was a well thought out piece and truly embodied what I expected of the collection.