The Man in the High Castle is set in 1962.
Set in 1962 , fifteen years after an alternative ending to World War II , the novel concerns intrigues between the victorious Axis Powers -- primarily , Imperial Japan and Nazi Germany -- as they rule over the former United States , as well as daily life under the resulting totalitarian rule .	World War II	World War II	victorious Axis Powers	Axis victory in World War II	Imperial Japan	Imperial Japan	Nazi Germany	Nazi Germany
