Review: The Reich's Damned

The Reich's Damned by Richard D. Nolane
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Rating 3 out of 5 | Grade: C; Just because it looks weird, doesn't mean it can't fly

Things are turning for the better for the Nazi regimes. The acts of saboteurs and spies can produce only mixed results at best. While psychics selected by the Nazi occult branch under Himmler are giving the Germans even more of an edge.

It’s still a mystery why certain people are seeing Hitler’s face when exposed to dangerous situations. And how this is helping them improve their survivability and mission success.

So far, the story is taking an approach where they mix the plot with introducing new pieces of German Wunder-waffen. Which in real life were German 'super weapons', which were conceptualized but never came to fruition. Some were even in prototype phase.

We don't know whether they'd have actually worked. Or if they did, putting them into service would've changed Germany's already deplorable state in the war. What they've become are inspiration for several people, writing stories about alternate history where the Nazis won. Or at least have a better fighting chance against the allies.

The prototype that is on display this time around, is the
Triebflügeljäger, the "thrust-wing hunter", which, the internet tells me was a vertical landing/ takeoff interceptor whose purpose was to serve as point defense for valuable targets such as fuel refineries and munitions factories.



Though the real-world version never came to fore, in the story, the writer is using it to great effect for its intended purpose.



The story in general seems to lean on the 'hyper competent Nazi regime' troupe. The Nazis are always several steps ahead of the allies, who're portrayed as a bumbling, babbling, band of buffoons, who're too busy arguing and chasing their tails.

This, combined with what could only be described as 'supernatural' luck, has allowed the Germans to effectively thwart any and all major allied offensive. Where the story leads from here remains to be seen.



In terms of Art, I appreciate how they've been including more and more locations with that oh so good, WWII era vintage aesthetic. The nazis might've been bloody evil, but damn do their constructions look sweet.



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