American Empire: Blood and Iron

American Empire: Blood and Iron
First edition
AuthorHarry Turtledove
Cover artistBig Dot Designs
LanguageEnglish
SeriesAmerican Empire
GenreAlternate history novel
Publication date
July 31, 2001
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardcover & Paperback)
Pages512
ISBN0-345-40565-X
OCLC47647632
813/.54 21
LC ClassPS3570.U76 A8 2001
Preceded byThe Great War: Breakthroughs 
Followed byAmerican Empire: The Center Cannot Hold 

American Empire: Blood and Iron is the first book of the American Empire trilogy of alternate history fiction novels by Harry Turtledove. It is a sequel to the novel How Few Remain and the Great War trilogy, and is part of the Southern Victory series.

Blood and Iron covers events directly following the closing events of The Great War: Breakthroughs. It takes the TL-191 Earth from 1917 to 1924.