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Fatherland by Robert Harris
5.0

In Harris’s version of history, Germany discovers we’ve broken Enigma, so is able to starve us out. Edward VIII comes back to the throne with Wallace as his queen. The USA defeats Japan but Hitler forces it to a ceasefire by sending a V3 over New York, which could have been nuclear.

For transport nerds the verdict is nuanced: a disappointingly brief mention of the Breitspurbahn (a proposed 3-metre gauge double-deck railway network that would have given Ryanair a run for its money). And an error in the junctions on the Berlin motorway box I'm afraid.

Worth watching the HBO film.