Hypothetical Axis victory in World War II

A military victory of the Axis powers over the Allies of the Second World War (1939–1945) is a popular topic in the alternate history subgenre of speculative fiction and in scholarly works that discuss the possible alternative path of history. Works of alternative history (fiction) and of counterfactual history (non-fiction) include stories, novels, performances, and mixed media that often explore speculative public and private life in lands conquered by the coalition, whose principal powers were Nazi Germany, Imperial Japan, and Fascist Italy. The first work of the genre was Swastika Night (1937), by Katherine Burdekin, a British novel published before Nazi Germany launched World War II in 1939. Later novels of alternative history include The Man in the High Castle (1962) by Philip K. Dick, The Ultimate Solution (1973) by Eric Norden, SS-GB (1978) by Len Deighton, The Divide (1980) by William Overgard, and Fatherland (1992) by Robert Harris.