How I Lost the Second World War and Helped Turn Back the German Invasion
Publication(s)
- First publication
- Analog Science Fiction / Science Fact, May 1973
- Wolfe collection(s)
- Gene Wolfe’s Book of Days (1981)
- Castle of Days (1992)
- Other anthologies
- Knights of Madness, 1998
- Roads Not Taken, 1998
Summary
In this alternate history, an American participates in a competition that helps turn back an economic invasion -- of Hitler's Volkswagens.
Analysis
- "The People's Car" is a literal translation of the German word "volkswagen" to English.
Unresolved Questions
- How are we supposed to interpret the similarity between the wargames played by the narrator and his friend and how history turned out in reality?