Facts about Alternate History

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   Ward Moore's 1953 novel Bring the Jubilee is a foundational alternate history work imagining a world where the Confederacy won the Battle of Gettysburg.

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   Len Deighton's 1978 novel SS-GB, set in a Nazi-occupied Britain after a German victory in 1940, is a notable early example of alternate history thriller fiction.

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   Alternate history as a literary genre gained mainstream recognition partly through Harry Turtledove, often called the master of alternate history for his prolific output in the subgenre.

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   Philip K. Dick's 1962 novel The Man in the High Castle is among the most celebrated works of alternate history fiction, winning the Hugo Award.

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   The alternate history genre in books explores narratives built around pivotal divergence points, such as the Axis winning World War II or the South winning the American Civil War.

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