third place, running as a Republican, carrying electoral votes from the four states of Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. However, because the Democratic victory being a surprise and a Socialist victory was expected, the Chicago Tribune had written out headlines the night of the election proclaiming "La Follette beats Dewey". At his inauguration on February 1, 1945, President Thomas Dewey pledges to continue the occupation of the former Confederate States with the intent to integrate the southern states back into the Union. He also pledges to continue La Follette's policy of racial equality in the armed services. Addressing the international stage, Dewey proposes a continued partnership with America's ally, the German Empire. The "Dewey Doctrine" would allow the United States and Germany to police the world and prevent the proliferation of Superbomb technology to former enemies France, Japan, and Russia. Reception Stranger Horizons compared the book positively to the preceding one in the series, saying that it was "more engaging than the comparative disappointment of The Grapple, which now appears to have been written because Turtledove had a bit too much for even three packed books, and not quite enough for four really satisfying ones". Publishers Weekly also gave a positive review, saying that the book was a "satisfying if predictable conclusion" to the series. SF Site's review was also positive, saying that "In at the Death forms an excellent coda to this massive series of eleven novels". References External links 2007 American novels Novels set in the 1940s Southern Victory Series American alternate history novels Novels set during World War II World War II alternate histories Alternate history novels Fiction set in 1943 Fiction set in 1944 Fiction set in 1945 Del Rey books Cultural depictions of Winston Churchill Cultural depictions of Oswald Mosley Novels about nuclear war and weapons