World War 1990 Novels
The below are not in release order. The plan is to write one novel moving the story forward post Final Storm, followed by a novel taking place previously. One forward, one back.
Thatcher's War (Winter 2025)
Battle of the GIUK Gap
Esercito Italiano
Afghansy
The Managua Campaign
Saddam's War
Election '92
Great Nuclear War
War Night, and Other Stories of the Great Nuclear War of 1975: Autumn, 2024
If War Night does well, we'll write a compellation titled Aftermath
Ideas (notice the absence of dates):
Pershing's War, 1919: What if Armistice Negotiations failed and the Great War continued? This novel is about Pershing's planned invasion of Lorraine, the Ruhr and Saar Valleys. In Progress. To be released with a book of history articles about the AEF. No dates or plan.
To Liberate Mars: This is the story of mankind's struggle to liberate Mars from the Jai, probably told in short story form. Given the bad sales of To Survive the Earth this is on hold.
Palmerston's War:1862: About Britain attacking the United States during the Trent Affair, told entirely from the British side. One story in this series is available in Those in Peril.
Pershing's War, 1919: What if Armistice Negotiations failed and the Great War continued? This novel is about Pershing's planned invasion of Lorraine, the Ruhr and Saar Valleys. In Progress. To be released with a book of history articles about the AEF. No dates or plan.
To Liberate Mars: This is the story of mankind's struggle to liberate Mars from the Jai, probably told in short story form. Given the bad sales of To Survive the Earth this is on hold.
Palmerston's War:1862: About Britain attacking the United States during the Trent Affair, told entirely from the British side. One story in this series is available in Those in Peril.
2543: Trilogy future history.
The Bastard's Conquest: About a knight in William I's England.
The Bastard's Conquest: About a knight in William I's England.
*We plan. God laughs. For as it is written.
Hello Mr. Stroock. I have recently been into the fictional WW3 genre of books and I came across your series. I have to tell you they have become some of my favorites. I finished Anzacs last night. I can't wait for the new book to come out!
ReplyDeleteJust saw this. Thanks so much for stopping by, reading, and enjoying. All the best/
ReplyDeleteYou might want to rethink Palmerston's War if your The Blue and the Red: Palmerston's Ironclads in Those in Peril is an example. It would have been nice if you'd read at least the Wiki articles on those ironclads more thoroughly than is evident in the story. The Warrior-class frigates entirely lacked a ram and the knee supporting their bowsprit prevented them from ramming anything anyway. The Defence-class ironclads did have a ram, though. Both classes had unarmored ends which made them very vulnerable to massed fires like they would have received while duelling with forts ashore. Ramming was an entirely ineffective tactic against a moving ship as it would have been very easy to turn the defending ship enough to only give the ramming ship a glancing blow. The success of ramming at the 1866 Battle of Lissa was entirely due to the fact that the victims lacked power at the time, a fact conveniently forgotten by ramming's many enthusiasts a century and a half ago. And Rodman guns came in 10 and 15-inch sizes, not pounders, and the larger guns might have been able to penetrate the 4.5 inches of armor in the British ironclads if they'd gotten within a thousand yards or so. A duel between the Monitor and the British ironclads is an interesting tactical problem as the latter are more than twice as fast and can engage at will. None of the British weapons are likely to penetrate the 11 inches of armor protecting the turret or the 9 inches of the pilot house. The Monitor's guns are unlikely to penetrate the armor of the British ships, but they can destroy their ends and disable their steering. Much would depend on the exact situation.
ReplyDeleteWhile I thought the story was decent, your research was sadly lacking. If you'd like to remedy that, feel free to contact me at sturmvogel66 at gmail.
From Our Iron-Clad Ships: Their Qualities, Performances, and Cost (1869), by Edward James Reed, naval architect:
ReplyDeleteLet us take as an illustration the very important quality of power to ram an enemy. The first sea-going iron-clad, the 'Warrior,' possessed this quality to a minor degree. She isn't, it should be understood, wholly unfit to act as a ram. Any strong and well-built iron ship would deliver a formidable blow in striking an enemy at even a moderate speed; but the 'Warrior' is much more than an ordinary ship in this respect, having a massive solid forged ram-stem well supported by bulkheads and frames, worked within her elegant knee-of-the-head, expressly to adapt her for delivering a destructive blow upon an enemy.'
I was looking for information on the next book in the Isreal's war line, but it seems you have already have a full plate.
ReplyDeleteWhen will the third book in Israel strikes back be out? You left us on a cliffhanger!
ReplyDeleteDon't do a 1945 on us like Gingrich and Forstchen
No plans. To be honest I got nothing and what I did have got overtaken by events.
ReplyDeleteWhat's the point in buying books from yourself if your not going to finish them?
ReplyDeleteMaybe you should stick to single volume books rather than series then.
I waited 30 years for Jerry Pournelle to finish Jannisaries. Then he died.
ReplyDeleteI really love To Defend the Earth, and To Survive the Earth, I wish they could be more well known because I know that someone somewhere would make a mini series out of them. Please continue with the next book in the series, you do have fans out there who really love these books!
ReplyDeleteHmmm....perhaps we should.....
DeleteI totally concur. Just found and finished both in short order. They are absolutely some of the best alien invasion stories out there, and I think I have read most. The Footfall inspiration is evidence, and they are a very worthy successor. I would certainly buy several copies of a finishing installment, if and when it is written
ReplyDeleteThanks! Maybe....
DeleteSame here, really enjoyed both, sad to hear that the sequel is on the backburner.
ReplyDeleteMr. Stroock I *Hate* to be *that guy* but is there any update coming on World War 1990: Nederlandse ? Has it been delayed ? Cancelled ? I've been looking forward to it ever since the awesome craziness that was "The Three Seas" I'm probably one of your most eager followers in terms of the World War 1990 series. Tom Clancy did a good job with Red Storm Rising, but World War 1990 is in my own humble opinion - fastly approaching the caliber of that classic.
ReplyDeleteNo problem at all. And Thanks. There has been a slight delay, should be out on 15 December.
DeleteThank you very much for the fast reply sir ! Looking forward to it !
DeleteSure. Feel free to look me up on FB, Gab or Parler.
DeleteI actually had a final question for you, if you don't mind answering it. Is there any way we'll get to see what happened with the 1st Marine Division on Iceland like what happened as described by Admiral Romanov during his discussion with the two Naval Infantrymen in Arctic Storm IIRC. Or will it be one of the battles that's kind of referenced in passing but not fleshed out ? Thank you !
DeleteHi William, can I just say how much I have enjoyed your World War 1990 series.
ReplyDeleteI've read them all ( apart from Nederland , and that's next) in one go. There are some inaccuracies ( RAF Tornado EW aircraft????,not sure about that one) but on the whole I loved them all.
All the best
Well thanks, much. Feel free to look me up on FB or Gab or what not.
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