title: 1945
author:  Newt Gingrich 
description: William R. Forstchen is currently a professor of history at Montreat-Anderson College in Montreat, North Carolina.
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  Newt Gingrich
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  1945
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  William R. Forstchen
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Technical Editor,
  
  
  
  
  
  Albert S. Hanser
  
  
  
  
  
  This is a work of fiction. All the characters and events portrayed in this
  book are fictional, and any resemblance to real people or incidents is purely
  coincidental.
  
  
  
  
  
  Copyright © 1995 by Newt Gingrich & William R. Forstchen
  
  
  
  
  
  All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions
  thereof in any form.
  
  
  
  
  
  A Baen Books Original
  
  
  
  
  
  Baen Publishing Enterprises PO Box 1403 Riverdale, NY 10471
  
  
  
  
  
  ISBN: 0-671-87739-9
  
  
  
  
  
  Cover art by Gary Ruddell
  
  
  
  
  
  First mass-market printing, September 1996
  
  
  
  
  
  Distributed by Simon & Schuster 1230 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020
  
  
  
  
  
  Library of Congress Number: 95-14080
  
  
  
  
  
  Printed in the United States of America
  
  
  
  
  
  Dedication:
  
  
  
  
  
  To the generation that fought the Nazis in the real world, especially our
  parents:
  
  
  
  
  
  Bob and Kitt Gingrich, and
  
  
  
  
  
  John and Dorothy Forstch