Watch of the
Rhine is a novel of the "Posleenverse" (or
Legacy of the Aldenata) series where the
Posleen Horde invades
Earth and wrecks it completely. This novel is about the
European threater, where the
Germans are forced to reactivate every last soldier and officer it has... including the few surviving members of the
SS. The book is about their struggle to contain the Posleen, and failing that, to delay the Posleen so the civilians have a chance to escape. They have to do this while dealing with interior decent and as predicted a traitor in their midst. Also in their midst, a giant SHIVA tank built to kill Posleen "landers" with a motley crew trying to survive against tremendous odds.
As you can imagine, this is a controversial topic... SS is verboten in
Germany... until the Posleen war left the Chancellor no choice at all. Most SS soldiers are honest Germans, but there were some truly evil people... but you need evil people to fight wars too... but can you fight a war of annihilation, and keep your humanity?
The book does make you think, about how much evil is there in war, and can you fight evil with more evil?
Rating: worth a read
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