“Germany emerged victorious from World War II” - in this book, such a statement does not look like a paradox, but rather a frightening alternative. It also makes you think. Too often, human history, especially military history, is viewed as something that moves along a well-established and well-trodden track, “We won the Second World War because we were meant to win” - such a line of reasoning is a pleasure. However, following it is a dangerous undertaking. If there is one thing we know about history, it is that it can be compared to a lump of wet clay that we hold in our hands. In the book, the authors ask the question: what would have happened if Germany had been the first to invent the atomic bomb? What would have happened if Türkiye had attacked the USSR in 1942? What would have happened if the Allies had lost the Battle of Normandy? How would world history develop further? The book is addressed to a wide range of readers interested in military history of the 20th century.