Turtledove, Harry, ed. Alternate generals II.TURTLEDOVE turtledove: see pigeon. turtledove Species (Streptopelia turtur, family Columbidae) of migratory European pigeon that winters in northern Africa. It is about 11 in. (28 cm) long and has a reddish brown body, blue-gray head, and white-tipped tail. , Harry, ed. Alternate general II. Baen. 378p. c2002. 0-7434-7186-5. $7.99. SA This is a collection of 13 tales of alternate histories  This article may be too long.Please discuss this issue on the talk page and help summarize or split the content into subarticles of an article series. that place well-known as well as little-known military leaders in new and unusual scenarios. Although a few require more historical knowledge than I possess, most are fascinating. The idea of Custer going up against the Third Reich Third Reich Official designation for the Nazi Party's regime in Germany from January 1933 to May 1945. The name reflects Adolf Hitler's conception of his expansionist regime—which he predicted would last 1,000 years—as the presumed successor of the Holy Roman or Francisco Villa as Theodore Roosevelt's vice president will cause readers pause. Best, though, is Esther M. Friesner's "Labor Relations," set in old Japan during an invasion by Korea. The solution by the village Old One, in which the Japanese empress cannot give birth to the child she is carrying until the war stops, provides a unique feminine twist. These stories will be popular wherever alternate history has a following. The picture of George Washington in a WW II uniform on the cover may draw in regular history buffs The name Buffs can mean:
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