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On the eve of America's greatest victory in the Pacific,
a catastrophic event disrupts the course of World War II, forever changing the rules of combat. . . .
The impossible has spawned the unthinkable. A military experiment in the year 2021 has thrust an American-led multinational armada back to 1942, right into the middle of the U.S. naval task force speeding toward Midway Atoll—and what was to be the most spectacular U.S. triumph of the entire war.
Thousands died in the chaos, but the ripples had only begun. For these veterans of Pearl Harbor—led by Admirals Nimitz, Halsey, and Spruance—have never seen a helicopter, or a satellite link, or a nuclear weapon. And they've never encountered an African American colonel or a British naval commander who was a woman and half-Pakistani. While they embrace the armada's awesome firepower, they may find the twenty-first century sailors themselves far from acceptable.
Initial jubilation at news the Allies would win the war is quickly doused by the chilling realization that the time travelers themselves—by their very presence—have rendered history null and void. Celebration turns to dread when the possibility arises that other elements of the twenty-first century task force may have also made the trip—and might now be aiding Yamamoto and the Japanese.
What happens next is anybody's guess—and everybody's nightmare. . . .
a catastrophic event disrupts the course of World War II, forever changing the rules of combat. . . .
The impossible has spawned the unthinkable. A military experiment in the year 2021 has thrust an American-led multinational armada back to 1942, right into the middle of the U.S. naval task force speeding toward Midway Atoll—and what was to be the most spectacular U.S. triumph of the entire war.
Thousands died in the chaos, but the ripples had only begun. For these veterans of Pearl Harbor—led by Admirals Nimitz, Halsey, and Spruance—have never seen a helicopter, or a satellite link, or a nuclear weapon. And they've never encountered an African American colonel or a British naval commander who was a woman and half-Pakistani. While they embrace the armada's awesome firepower, they may find the twenty-first century sailors themselves far from acceptable.
Initial jubilation at news the Allies would win the war is quickly doused by the chilling realization that the time travelers themselves—by their very presence—have rendered history null and void. Celebration turns to dread when the possibility arises that other elements of the twenty-first century task force may have also made the trip—and might now be aiding Yamamoto and the Japanese.
What happens next is anybody's guess—and everybody's nightmare. . . .
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Hardback Editions
June 2004 : Hardback
| Title: Weapons of Choice: Book One of the Axis of Time Trilogy Author(s): John Birmingham ISBN: 1-4177-0854-9 / 978-1-4177-0854-3 (USA edition) Publisher: San Val Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
2004 : Hardback
| Title: Weapons Of Choice Author(s): John Birmingham ISBN: 0-7394-4602-9 / 978-0-7394-4602-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Del Rey Availability: Amazon More details... |
Paperback Editions
December 2006 : Paperback
| Title: Weapons of Choice: World War 2.1 (Axis of Time Trilogy 1) Author(s): John Birmingham ISBN: 0-14-102911-0 / 978-0-14-102911-5 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
April 2005 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: Weapons of Choice (The Axis of Time Trilogy, Book 1) Author(s): John Birmingham ISBN: 0-345-45713-7 / 978-0-345-45713-4 (USA edition) Publisher: Ballantine Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
2005 : Paperback
| Title: Weapons Of Choice Author(s): John Birmingham Publisher: Ballantine Books 2005-04-26 Availability: Amazon More details... |
June 2004 : Paperback
| Title: Weapons of Choice (The Axis of Time Trilogy, Book 1) Author(s): John Birmingham ISBN: 0-345-45712-9 / 978-0-345-45712-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Del Rey Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
2004 : Paperback
| Title: Weapons of Choice: World War 2 . 1 Author(s): John Birmingham ISBN: 0-7329-1199-0 / 978-0-7329-1199-7 (Australia edition) Publisher: Pan Macmillan Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
2004 : Paperback
| Title: Weapons of Choice Author(s): John Birmingham Publisher: Random House Inc. Availability: Amazon More details... |
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June 2004 : Kindle edition
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