Sidewise Award for Alternate History
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (2009) Winner
Joseph Robert Conroy
ジョセフ・ロバート・コンライ
Josefu Robāto Konroy
Aliases:
Robert Conroy
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1938-08-24
- Died
- 2014-12-30 age 76
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Michigan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Professor of business and economic history
- Active Years
- 1995-2014
- Affiliations
- Macomb Community College
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Sidewise Award for Alternate History | 1942 | — | — | winner |
Sidewise Award for Alternate History
2009
Work:
1942
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
1901
1995 Alternate historyDepicts an Imperial German invasion of the United States.
Alternate historyWar
1862
2006 Alternate historyBritain sides with the Confederacy in the American Civil War.
American Civil WarInternational relations
1942
2009 Alternate historySuccessful Pearl Harbor leads to Japanese conquest of Hawaii.
Pacific WarInvasion
1945
2007 Alternate historyJapan refuses surrender, leading to Operation Downfall.
Atomic bombsInvasion of Japan
Bibliography
- 1901
- 1862
- 1945
- 1942
- Red Inferno: 1945
- Castro's Bomb
- Himmler's War
- North Reich
- Rising Sun
- 1920: America's Great War
- Liberty 1784: The Second War for Independence
- 1882: Custer in Chains
- Germanica
- Storm Front
- The Day After Gettysburg
- Interregnum
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Detailed historical research with imaginative scenariosAccessible prose
- Recurring Motifs
- What-if at historical turning pointsWars between great powersInvasion and resistance
Health
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cancer晩年Cause of death
Legacy
Known as a pioneer of alternate history novels, leaving a prolific body of work.