The Lion is Humbled: What If Germany Defeated Britain in 1940?

By Robert Blumetti

Scientists from the 22nd century implant a micro computer chip into Hitler's brain, giving him the knowledge that will ensure he does not make the wrong decisions during the first year of the Second World War. Thus, Hitler orders total economic mobilization in 1939, and orders the production of the He178 jet fighter in 1939. Hitler orders Guderian to take Dunkirk before the British can escape to England. He sends Rommel to North Africa in June 1940 with four panzer divisions. The result--the British Empire is brought to its knees.

The Lion is Humbled is both science fiction and alternative history. Discover for yourself how easily history could have been changed by simple decisions that were not made. You will discover how the elimination of Admiral Canaris brings Spain into the war in July 1940, or how the defeat of the British at Dunkirk affects the U.S. presidential race in 1940, or how Joe Kennedy is able to bring down the Roosevelt administration.

The Lion is Humbled is the first of a series of books by Robert Blumetti's series: The Thousand Year Reich. You can now learn for yourself of the alternative future that might have been.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 059532651X
• ISBN13: 9780595326518
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

The Lion is Humbled, but needs a spell checker and a proof reader

I'll admit I liked this book. The story was good and it was a fun read. However, Blumetti needs to have someone proof read his books for spelling errors. It's irritating and interrupts the flow of the story. I'm looking forward to the sequal but I hope he corrects these mistakes.

Very Well Written Piece of Alternative Fiction

If one is willing to suppress their moral beliefs and read this book as it is, putting spelling mistakes aside, it is a very real possibility the war could have turned out far differently. As a military historian myself who studied not only generals, weapons and leaders, but also the logistics and politics of the war itself, I can see that it would have turned out far differently if not for a few strokes of good luck for Britain and the United States. Before you criticize this book, read it and do some honest research of your own. Take 1940 for example, the critical year of the war, where Britain stood alone, if immediately following the defeat of France, Germany and Italy had invaded the Middle East via Egypt, then the British Empire would have been brought to its knees. Many in the British Government, including a majority of the Royal Family, were in sympathy with the Fascists, as they would rather have fascism than communism in Europe. 1940 was also a critical year in the Presidential elections in the United States and if it was indeed proven that Roosevelt was pro-war, which he was, he would have not been re-elected for a third term as President. On top of that, there was an extremely strong pro-Germany, not so much pro-Nazi lobby in the United States. Its true, that Hitler was more interested in war against communism, then eradicating democracy in Europe. Read the book he wrote, Mein Kampf. One must consider that the fascist Government came into power in Germany as a direct RESULT of the unfair peace forced on Germany in Versailles in 1919. This book is not a pro-nazi book. Bear that in mind as you read it. I personally rather enjoyed it. Nathaniel

A GREAT VISIONARY CONCEPT

Blumetti`s work of historical fiction about the Third Reich is one of the best in a long, long time. He clearly has an excellent grasp of revisionist historical perspectives. His writing and historical knowledge is lucid, imaginative and very prescient. As some of the other reviewers have noted, the work has (very unfortunately) not been professionally edited, or even spell-checked. These basic publishing failures make for a frustrating reading experience and does seriously detract from the marketability of the book. I am looking forward to a newly edited and revised edition of this work, and a continuation of the series. This 'Thousand Year Reich' series has great possibilities in the realm of fictional/alternate history, if properly done. Get with it, Robert!

Quite Good

Everything is portrayed accurately, especially FDR. My only gripe is that the proofreader must be fired. Also to previous reviewer, this is fiction and moral qaulms must be suppressed otherwise read something else.