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    The Man with the Iron Heart
    The Man with the Iron Heart
    The Man with the Iron Heart
    Audiobook20 hours

    The Man with the Iron Heart

    Written by Harry Turtledove

    Narrated by William Dufris

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    In the real world, Reinhard Heydrich-the number-two man in the SS and an architect of the holocaust-was assassinated in Czechoslovakia in May 1942. Eulogized by Hitler himself as "The Man with the Iron Heart," Heydrich-also known as "The Butcher" and "The Hangman"-was one of the most ruthless and calculating of the Nazi elite.

    In The Man with the Iron Heart, Heydrich survives that fated assassination attempt only to hatch an insurgency as insidious as anything conceived by Osama bin Laden, designed to keep the German battlefront alive long after the supposed end to hostilities. The Allies thought the war was over, but their problems are just beginning.

    The Man with the Iron Heart is the gripping story of the hunt for Rienhard Heydrisch and of the effort to suppress urban guerrilla warfare sixty years before we really run into it in Iraq. Powerful and compelling, Turtledove has never been better.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateAug 5, 2008
    ISBN9781400178049
    The Man with the Iron Heart
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    Harry Turtledove

    Harry Turtledove is an American novelist of science fiction, historical fiction, and fantasy. Publishers Weekly has called him the “master of alternate history,” and he is best known for his work in that genre. Some of his most popular titles include The Guns of the South, the novels of the Worldwar series, and the books in the Great War trilogy. In addition to many other honors and nominations, Turtledove has received the Hugo Award, the Sidewise Award for Alternate History, and the Prometheus Award. He attended the University of California, Los Angeles, earning a PhD in Byzantine history. Turtledove is married to mystery writer Laura Frankos, and together they have three daughters. The family lives in Southern California.

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    • 3/5
      Not bad, but somewhat predictable, since there wasn't much new that he could come up with that hasn't been done in Iraq. This is the story of what happened if one particular Nazi commander had not been assassinated, and instead became the head of a resistance movement after the war.
    • 2/5
      ** spoiler alert ** The first book that I ever read by Harry Turtledove was Guns of the South, and I remember really enjoying it. I saw this book at the library while randomly browsing through the new releases, so I immediately picked it up. Unfortunately, it wasn't nearly as good as I thought it would be.The premise is interesting enough - a viable German resistance after World War 2 has officially "ended," carried out by a still-living Reinhard Heydrich - but the execution left a lot to be desired. In reality, this is less of an alternate history novel and more a thinly-veiled commentary on the current Iraq war.Apparently the reader is supposed to believe that the Second World War and the Iraq war are quite similar to one another, which is ridiculous. The big difference, of course, is that Germany declared war on the United States (which really gave us no option but to fight against them), while the United States invaded Iraq by choice. This changes the whole perspective - except in Harry Turtledove's world.So, really, reading this was like reading the news headlines from a few years ago, except replace "Iraqis" with "German Freedom Fighters," "Reinhard Heydrich" with "Saddam Hussein," "Harry Truman" with "George W. Bush," and "Diana McGraw" with "Cindy Sheehan." Also, the Democrats are the "good" guys now (they want to "stay the course," even if it takes forty or fifty years to do it), while the Republicans are those pesky people who think bringing home the troops is a good idea.Turtledove's bias was obvious throughout the story, sometimes overwhelmingly so. Ironically enough, Truman isn't portrayed in a particularly rosy light, so I wonder if Turtledove is a fan of Bush and his policies. Regardless, it's definitely clear that Turtledove does not support bringing the troops home any time soon.Cindy Sheehan - oh, wait, I'm sorry, Diana McGraw - is a particularly troublesome character to me. Her son, Pat, was killed after victory was declared in Europe. Angered by his death, she begins protesting, eventually spearheading a national movement that ultimately results in America withdrawing from Europe. During this, she becomes something of a pop icon and rubs elbows with a lot of famous/powerful/rich people. This makes her grow increasingly unsatisfied with her "boring" life at home with her "boring" husband, so she has a one-night stand with a man whose last name she doesn't even remember. I'm not sure if it was intentional (although I would be surprised if it WASN'T intentional), I got the distinct impression that the moral of that story was that the little woman should have stayed at home where she belonged. If only she hadn't decided to go out into the world, instead of staying in the kitchen, she never would have become dissatisfied with her life and an adulteress. It really left a bitter taste in my mouth.Turtledove's constant harping on rape (both violent and non-violent but coercive) was also troubling to me. Yes, I am quite aware that there was an epidemic of rape after Germany was invaded, especially as carried out by the Russians. However, that doesn't mean that I want to read about it every twenty or so pages.As for most of the others who appear in the book, there's little character development. You're introduced to dozens of characters whose only purpose is to die, which just doesn't make me feel connected to them, or their stories, at all.I had to force myself to finish this book, and I was left greatly disappointed with it after finishing it. Maybe if I reread Guns of the South I wouldn't be so impressed with it (it's been several years since I read it), but I was expecting a much better story than what I got. And, as someone who has never supported invading Iraq, I found myself grinding my teeth regularly. I got the distinct impression that Mr. Turtledove thinks that people like me are idiots (those like me in the book were certainly portrayed in a less than favorable light), and that really soured the novel for me even more. I'll definitely think twice before picking up another book by him.