--- product_id: 14765266 title: "Watch on the Rhine: Legacy of the Aldenata" price: "6413CFA" currency: XOF in_stock: true reviews_count: 7 url: https://www.desertcart.sn/products/14765266-watch-on-the-rhine-legacy-of-the-aldenata store_origin: SN region: Senegal --- # Watch on the Rhine: Legacy of the Aldenata **Price:** 6413CFA **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Watch on the Rhine: Legacy of the Aldenata - **How much does it cost?** 6413CFA with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sn](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/14765266-watch-on-the-rhine-legacy-of-the-aldenata) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description desertcart.com: Watch on the Rhine: Legacy of the Aldenata (Audible Audio Edition): John Ringo, Marc Vietor, Tom Kratman, Audible Studios: Audible Books & Originals Review: Disturbing, Frightening, Excellent - The premise is fairly simple. Aliens are invading earth. These aren't just any old aliens, these are nasty and powerful They have but one purpose. They want to harvest everything on earth so that it may be eaten. This includes the people. There is no arguing or reasoning with them. They are hungry and only death is the cure. It is them or us. The aliens do have a few weaknesses and can be fought. To do this requires blood, steel and fortitude. It needs soldiers. Where are they to come from? Germany has a particular problem. Politically correct politicians have so emasculated the German military that they have no cadre to fall back on. There is a solution, however, but it is an ugly one and anything but politically correct. The technology exists to rejuvenate old soldiers. The decision is made to revive the Waffen SS. This is not an easy decision and the novel makes it incredibly complex. There are some terribly evil characters from Germany's past and they are portrayed as such. There are also some good men who are glad to have an opportunity to try and redeem themselves and their past. The choice is simple: fight with every tool available including a revived SS or become Purina Alien Chow. For some, the choice is obvious. Being dead is preferable to having anything to do with Nazis. For some, it goes even further. It is better to be dead than to have anything to do with such evil creatures as soldiers, any soldiers. Some politicians seek advantage by thwarting their own forces. Some people are just to naïve to believe that THEY could be eaten. How could aliens who can fly to the stars possibly be warlike? The action scenes are well written. The political scenarios are frightening and disturbing. They are frightening because I can picture people and politicians who would collaborate with the aliens. It is disturbing because I recognize some of the things that have been done in the name of Green politics or Red. There is evil in this world and some people refuse to believe it. This book can be read as a science fiction military adventure or it can be read as a political and social commentary. It is best read as both. Review: Military Philosophy in Action - Watch on the Rhine (2005) is a standalone novel in the Legacy of the Aldenata universe, following Hell's Faire in the Posleen War subseries. Unlike the prior volumes, this novel takes place in France, Germany and Poland, with most of the action occurring along the Rhine River. When the Posleen started landing on Earth, the German Chancellor considered the state of the Federal Republic's military forces and foresaw disaster. Germany had not fought in any war since World War II and all the veterans of that conflict were very old. Of course, the Galactic rejuvenation technology could restore anyone living or recently dead to perfect health, but who had the requisite experience? In this novel, the Germans rejuvenated every man they had, including the men of the Waffen SS, despite great objections from every political spectrum except the Neo-Nazis. In most cases, these men -- and they were ALL males -- were not the deathcamp guards of many horror stories, but the grunts who had served at Stalingrad and other battlefields throughout Europe. Some were heroes by any standard, but most were just soldiers who had served the Fatherland faithfully for over a decade. Lieutenant General Muhlenkampf was a battle machine. He had lived for war. The Waffen SS had given him an opportunity to use his talents to the fullest extent. Now he has been rejuvenated, placed in command of the new German SS Korps, and charged with resisting the expected Posleen invasion. His Korps is not alone in this mission, but they have the most experience and the best trained recruits. Colonel Hans Brasche had been a junior officer during World War II. Although he had been Waffen SS, he had avoided the deathcamps. Now he is charged with training the new soldiers. General Muhlenkampf has trusted Hans with this great responsibility and he will do his duty to his last breath. Sergeant Major Helmut Krueger had also been Waffen SS during the Second World War, but he had spent considerable time as a deathcamp guard. He had fond memories of gypsy, Jew and other girls in the women's camps where the guards spent their spare time. The girls would do anything a man wanted for a few trinkets. Gunter-- the chancellor's aide -- is a Green. The very thought of SS men in uniform is abhorrent to him. Even the threat of alien Posleen grazing on the German people doesn't deter him from spreading the word to his fellow Greens of this great atrocity. The Darhel Tir provides as much support as he can. Dieter Schultz is an eighteen year old volunteer in the newly formed SS Korps training center. He hates the training and his trainers -- particularly Sergeant Krueger -- but he is determined to do his best. Then the Greens have a nonviolent demonstration that clubs down the camp commandant. Schultz and his fellow trainees get a chance to apply their training in a very realistic exercise. In this story, the invasion is every bit as bad as expected. The Posleen overwhelm most of France and Poland and converge on Germany. Many civilians are overrun and eaten. Many soldiers flee from the enemy and are eaten. Some hold their positions as long as possible and fall back to previously prepared fortifications. Still, the Posleens are winning and eating every body available. The German engineers develop new weapons and rush them into production. Then they go back and develop better weapons and hope to have them ready for use before being overrun. One Tiger IIIB prototype is produced and the plans are transmitted back to the Scandinavian Sub-Urbs, but no more will be available for at least another year. Its builders decide to field test it, potting Posleen aerial vehicles and troops as they appear. This story is more about the mystique of soldiering than about the war itself. The Waffen SS has gotten a bad name due to a few of its troops and officers. Yet most of the Waffen SS were among the best soldiers in the world. The French government -- who had nothing good to say about them publicly -- still preferentially recruited them for the Foreign Legion over even former French soldiers. The war against the Viet Minh was often fought by German speaking troops. This work reflects the conservative slant of the authors, but I doubt that many military men/women are liberals. The US military is still composed primarily of conservatives, especially since the draft was abolished. Unfortunately, the effects of that decision have reduced the moderate elements in the US military. Now more of the command elements of all armed forces come from the service academies than in the past. This scenario is probably more pessimistic than reasonable. Technical objections about nuclear weapons, air superiority and other subjects are relevant, but problematical. Moreover, the machinations of the Darhels are not the only aspects of the psywar in Europe. Certain elements of the European populace are incapable of facing the realities of an alien invasion. Unlike the Americans in the War of the Worlds broadcast incident, the Europeans seem to deny the possibility of any such threat. OTOH, a similar denial process occurred in the American populace prior to World War II over the German threat. FDR is hated by some people even today because he happened to be right about Hitler. BTW, many liberals in the US seem to be denying the possibility of any threat from Islamic terrorists. Plug in "alien Posleens" for "Islamic terrorists" and you have the basic premise of this story. Even official word of millions of aliens would be ignored by some people as "just another government scare tactic". Of course, the government DOES use scare tactics, but so do other groups. Sometimes they are true! Highly recommended for Ringo & Kratman fans and for anyone else who enjoys tales of alien invasions, military tactics and light romance. -Arthur W. Jordin ## Images ![Watch on the Rhine: Legacy of the Aldenata - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81OW8CPG6KL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Disturbing, Frightening, Excellent *by J***I on August 16, 2005* The premise is fairly simple. Aliens are invading earth. These aren't just any old aliens, these are nasty and powerful They have but one purpose. They want to harvest everything on earth so that it may be eaten. This includes the people. There is no arguing or reasoning with them. They are hungry and only death is the cure. It is them or us. The aliens do have a few weaknesses and can be fought. To do this requires blood, steel and fortitude. It needs soldiers. Where are they to come from? Germany has a particular problem. Politically correct politicians have so emasculated the German military that they have no cadre to fall back on. There is a solution, however, but it is an ugly one and anything but politically correct. The technology exists to rejuvenate old soldiers. The decision is made to revive the Waffen SS. This is not an easy decision and the novel makes it incredibly complex. There are some terribly evil characters from Germany's past and they are portrayed as such. There are also some good men who are glad to have an opportunity to try and redeem themselves and their past. The choice is simple: fight with every tool available including a revived SS or become Purina Alien Chow. For some, the choice is obvious. Being dead is preferable to having anything to do with Nazis. For some, it goes even further. It is better to be dead than to have anything to do with such evil creatures as soldiers, any soldiers. Some politicians seek advantage by thwarting their own forces. Some people are just to naïve to believe that THEY could be eaten. How could aliens who can fly to the stars possibly be warlike? The action scenes are well written. The political scenarios are frightening and disturbing. They are frightening because I can picture people and politicians who would collaborate with the aliens. It is disturbing because I recognize some of the things that have been done in the name of Green politics or Red. There is evil in this world and some people refuse to believe it. This book can be read as a science fiction military adventure or it can be read as a political and social commentary. It is best read as both. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Military Philosophy in Action *by A***N on June 25, 2007* Watch on the Rhine (2005) is a standalone novel in the Legacy of the Aldenata universe, following Hell's Faire in the Posleen War subseries. Unlike the prior volumes, this novel takes place in France, Germany and Poland, with most of the action occurring along the Rhine River. When the Posleen started landing on Earth, the German Chancellor considered the state of the Federal Republic's military forces and foresaw disaster. Germany had not fought in any war since World War II and all the veterans of that conflict were very old. Of course, the Galactic rejuvenation technology could restore anyone living or recently dead to perfect health, but who had the requisite experience? In this novel, the Germans rejuvenated every man they had, including the men of the Waffen SS, despite great objections from every political spectrum except the Neo-Nazis. In most cases, these men -- and they were ALL males -- were not the deathcamp guards of many horror stories, but the grunts who had served at Stalingrad and other battlefields throughout Europe. Some were heroes by any standard, but most were just soldiers who had served the Fatherland faithfully for over a decade. Lieutenant General Muhlenkampf was a battle machine. He had lived for war. The Waffen SS had given him an opportunity to use his talents to the fullest extent. Now he has been rejuvenated, placed in command of the new German SS Korps, and charged with resisting the expected Posleen invasion. His Korps is not alone in this mission, but they have the most experience and the best trained recruits. Colonel Hans Brasche had been a junior officer during World War II. Although he had been Waffen SS, he had avoided the deathcamps. Now he is charged with training the new soldiers. General Muhlenkampf has trusted Hans with this great responsibility and he will do his duty to his last breath. Sergeant Major Helmut Krueger had also been Waffen SS during the Second World War, but he had spent considerable time as a deathcamp guard. He had fond memories of gypsy, Jew and other girls in the women's camps where the guards spent their spare time. The girls would do anything a man wanted for a few trinkets. Gunter-- the chancellor's aide -- is a Green. The very thought of SS men in uniform is abhorrent to him. Even the threat of alien Posleen grazing on the German people doesn't deter him from spreading the word to his fellow Greens of this great atrocity. The Darhel Tir provides as much support as he can. Dieter Schultz is an eighteen year old volunteer in the newly formed SS Korps training center. He hates the training and his trainers -- particularly Sergeant Krueger -- but he is determined to do his best. Then the Greens have a nonviolent demonstration that clubs down the camp commandant. Schultz and his fellow trainees get a chance to apply their training in a very realistic exercise. In this story, the invasion is every bit as bad as expected. The Posleen overwhelm most of France and Poland and converge on Germany. Many civilians are overrun and eaten. Many soldiers flee from the enemy and are eaten. Some hold their positions as long as possible and fall back to previously prepared fortifications. Still, the Posleens are winning and eating every body available. The German engineers develop new weapons and rush them into production. Then they go back and develop better weapons and hope to have them ready for use before being overrun. One Tiger IIIB prototype is produced and the plans are transmitted back to the Scandinavian Sub-Urbs, but no more will be available for at least another year. Its builders decide to field test it, potting Posleen aerial vehicles and troops as they appear. This story is more about the mystique of soldiering than about the war itself. The Waffen SS has gotten a bad name due to a few of its troops and officers. Yet most of the Waffen SS were among the best soldiers in the world. The French government -- who had nothing good to say about them publicly -- still preferentially recruited them for the Foreign Legion over even former French soldiers. The war against the Viet Minh was often fought by German speaking troops. This work reflects the conservative slant of the authors, but I doubt that many military men/women are liberals. The US military is still composed primarily of conservatives, especially since the draft was abolished. Unfortunately, the effects of that decision have reduced the moderate elements in the US military. Now more of the command elements of all armed forces come from the service academies than in the past. This scenario is probably more pessimistic than reasonable. Technical objections about nuclear weapons, air superiority and other subjects are relevant, but problematical. Moreover, the machinations of the Darhels are not the only aspects of the psywar in Europe. Certain elements of the European populace are incapable of facing the realities of an alien invasion. Unlike the Americans in the War of the Worlds broadcast incident, the Europeans seem to deny the possibility of any such threat. OTOH, a similar denial process occurred in the American populace prior to World War II over the German threat. FDR is hated by some people even today because he happened to be right about Hitler. BTW, many liberals in the US seem to be denying the possibility of any threat from Islamic terrorists. Plug in "alien Posleens" for "Islamic terrorists" and you have the basic premise of this story. Even official word of millions of aliens would be ignored by some people as "just another government scare tactic". Of course, the government DOES use scare tactics, but so do other groups. Sometimes they are true! Highly recommended for Ringo & Kratman fans and for anyone else who enjoys tales of alien invasions, military tactics and light romance. -Arthur W. Jordin ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review *by J***S on September 22, 2016* If you like the other books in the series, you will love this. I was at first fearful that perhaps resurrecting the dreaded SS was risky and wrong. The way the book portrays them however is very balanced and fair. Yes there are one or two nasty nazis amongst them, participants of the baba yah massacre and the infamous camp guards, but it is balanced by an idea of never really considered before. That like many other veterans of elite units, some soldiers wanted to serve in the most elite cadre available, I remember some 101st airborne vets saying that of they were going into battle they wanted the best fighting alongside them. I think the book realistically illustrates the political agony of the decision to bring back this unit to fight the alien horde. It is quite ironic that a force which once spearheaded the conquest of Europe is now in the vanguard of protecting it against the worst threat man has known. It is a very well balanced book which does things tastefully and deosnt seek to glorify past actions of the SS, but neither does it shy away from the truth...in the darkest times, darker men are needed to see the job through. My favourite book of the series so far, refreshing to see a European perspective of the alien invasion, well done to the authors, how's about a story of little England ls struggle next? --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.sn/products/14765266-watch-on-the-rhine-legacy-of-the-aldenata](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/14765266-watch-on-the-rhine-legacy-of-the-aldenata) --- *Product available on Desertcart Senegal* *Store origin: SN* *Last updated: 2026-09-01*