Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1901 | 1995 | Robert Conroy | Buy |
| 2 | 1862 | 2006 | Robert Conroy | Buy |
| 3 | 1945 | 2007 | Robert Conroy | Buy |
| 4 | 1942 | 2009 | Robert Conroy | Buy |
| 5 | Red Inferno: 1945 | 2010 | Robert Conroy | Buy |
| 6 | Castro’s Bomb | 2011 | Robert Conroy | Buy |
| 7 | Himmler’s War | 2011 | Robert Conroy | Buy |
| 8 | North Reich | 2012 | Robert Conroy | Buy |
| 9 | Rising Sun | 2012 | Robert Conroy | Buy |
| 10 | 1920: America’s Great War | 2013 | Robert Conroy | Buy |
| 11 | Liberty: 1784 | 2014 | Robert Conroy | Buy |
| 12 | 1882: Custer in Chains | 2015 | Robert Conroy | Buy |
| 13 | Germanica | 2015 | Robert Conroy | Buy |
| 14 | Storm Front | 2015 | Robert Conroy | Buy |
| 15 | The Day After Gettysburg | 2018 | Robert Conroy | Buy |
| 16 | Interregnum | 2018 | Robert Conroy | Buy |
Robert Conroy’s sixteen standalone novels form a catalog of alternate military history spanning from 1784 to the Cold War era. Each book takes a historical conflict and changes one key variable, then follows the consequences through military campaigns, political decisions, and the lives of both real and fictional characters. The numerical titles that appear throughout his bibliography, like 1901, 1862, 1945, and 1942, signal the specific historical moments he chose to reimagine.
World War II was his most frequent subject, with multiple novels exploring different scenarios for the conflict. Red Inferno: 1945 imagines an armed confrontation between American and Soviet forces at the end of the war, while Rising Sun supposes a more successful Japanese military campaign. Himmler’s War removes Hitler from the picture and follows what might have happened under different Nazi leadership. Other books reach further afield: Castro’s Bomb brings the Cold War to a boiling point, and 1882: Custer in Chains resurrects a famous figure for a fictional war.
Conroy published consistently from the mid-2000s until his death in 2014, with two final novels released posthumously. His books are straightforward military narratives that prioritize historical plausibility over literary experimentation. Readers who enjoy authors like Harry Turtledove or Philip Roth’s The Plot Against America will find Conroy’s focused, war-centered approach to alternate history worth exploring.