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Southern Victory Books in Order

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Explore the Southern Victory books by Harry Turtledove in reading order, with short summaries to help you choose where to start and follow the series.

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Southern Victory books in publication order

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11 books

1

How Few Remain

by Harry Turtledove

1997

A generation after Confederate victory, the United States goes to war again over the South's acquisition of Mexican territory. Fighting spreads across a contested frontier, where foreign powers and experienced Confederate commanders complicate the North's attempt to reverse its defeat.

2

American Front

by Harry Turtledove

1998

In 1914, a divided America enters the Great War on opposing sides: the United States backs Germany, while the Confederacy joins Britain and France. New weapons and racial tensions turn old rivalries into a destructive continental conflict.

3

Walk in Hell

by Harry Turtledove

1999

In 1915, the United States fights alongside Germany against a Confederacy allied with its northern neighbor Canada. A Marxist uprising among oppressed Black southerners complicates the war, while both American presidents pursue victory despite mounting destruction.

4

Breakthroughs

by Harry Turtledove

2000

The Great War reaches another turning point in a North America divided between the United States and an independent Confederacy. Old defeats fuel the North's determination to prevail, while soldiers and civilians face the consequences of an expanding conflict.

5

Blood and Iron

by Harry Turtledove

2001

After the Great War, the United States occupies a resistant Canada while the defeated Confederacy struggles with poverty and inflation. Political extremism grows across both nations, threatening to turn a fragile peace into another cycle of hatred and war.

6

The Center Cannot Hold

by Harry Turtledove

2002

Postwar prosperity reassures the United States while the defeated Confederacy turns toward the extremist Freedom Party. Economic disaster and unrest undermine that confidence, leaving divided North America vulnerable to leaders who promise strength through hatred and renewed conflict.

7

The Victorious Opposition

by Harry Turtledove

2003

Confederate ruler Jake Featherston consolidates power through persecution and promises of renewed strength. With the United States distracted by occupation, rebellion, and overseas conflict, his growing ambitions threaten to turn North America's political struggle into another devastating war.

8

Return Engagement

by Harry Turtledove

2004

In 1941, Confederate leader Jake Featherston attacks the United States, unleashing a new war between the divided American nations. President Al Smith faces a determined enemy, while soldiers and civilians are drawn into violence neither government can fully control.

9

Drive to the East

by Harry Turtledove

2005

Confederate forces press into Pennsylvania while the United States reels from the bombing of its president. Battles in the industrial heartland, Canadian rebellion, and a concealed Confederate program in Texas deepen a war whose dangers extend far beyond the front.

10

The Grapple

by Harry Turtledove

2006

In 1943, the United States pushes back against the Confederacy as Jake Featherstone's offensive falters. Evidence of mass murder and a race to develop atomic weapons raise the stakes for soldiers and civilians on both sides.

11

In at the Death

by Harry Turtledove

2007

The war between the United States and the Confederacy approaches its final struggle as armies advance into Southern territory. Atomic weapons threaten to transform the conflict, leaving soldiers and civilians facing destruction beyond conventional battle.

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