Combat Monsters

Untold Tales of World War II

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Pub Date Feb 11 2025 | Archive Date Feb 25 2025

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Combat Monsters brings together twenty award-winning and bestselling speculative fiction authors who each bring their own spin on an alternate history of World War II.


New research has uncovered deeply buried military secrets—both the Allied and Axis special operations during World War II included monsters. Did the Soviets use a dragon to win the Battle of Kursk? Did a vampire fight for the Canadians in Holland? Did the US drop the second atomic bomb on a kaiju?


This collection takes real events from World War II and injects them with fantastical creatures that mirror the “unreality” of war itself. Each story—and two poems—feature mythical, mystical, and otherwise unexplainable beings that change the course of history. Dragons rise and fall, witches cast deadly spells, mermaids reroute torpedoes, and all manner of “monsters” intervene for better or worse in the global turmoil of World War II.


Together, Combat Monsters challenge the very definition of monstrous, with the brutality of war as a sobering backdrop.

Combat Monsters brings together twenty award-winning and bestselling speculative fiction authors who each bring their own spin on an alternate history of World War II.


New research has uncovered...


A Note From the Publisher

Henry Herz has authored twelve picture books. His children’s short stories have been published in Highlights for Children, Ladybug magazine, and in anthologies for Albert Whitman & Co. Henry also writes adult science fiction and fantasy short stories. He holds a BS in engineering from Cornell, an MS in engineering from George Washington University, and an MA in political science from Georgetown.

Henry Herz has authored twelve picture books. His children’s short stories have been published in Highlights for Children, Ladybug magazine, and in anthologies for Albert Whitman & Co. Henry also...


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  • Several short stories from award-winning and bestselling authors
  • National reviews and author interviews
  • Historical fiction buzz mailing
  • Digital and print advertising
  • Social media campaign
  • Bookseller and...

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EDITION Paperback
ISBN 9798874748432
PRICE $16.99 (USD)
PAGES 365

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