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The Second World War was turned on its head at the moment Admiral Kolhammer's ultra-modern stealth warships were hurled back through time from 2021. But no one could have predicted just how much of a nightmare would ensue . . .

Only months after the Transition, the great powers scramble to develop the weapons of tomorrow. The year 1942 is now a world of crude jet fighters, monstrous attack helicopters, and unholy dirty bombs a mongrel technology, born decades prematurely.

Then, in a radical rewriting of history, Japanese forces sweep into Australia, foreign agents begin a campaign of terror in the USA, and Germany prepares for an all-out attack on Britain.

The twenty-first-century forces must resort to the most extreme measures yet and face a future rife with possibilities all of them apocalyptic . . .

Picking up from where he left off with Weapons of Choice, John Birmingham shocks and awes us with this gripping second instalment in t

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Praise for Weapons of Choice:

'An excellent page-turner' FHM

'Breathless plotting, catholic geekery and the central premise suggest great things for the next two volumes' Daily Telegraph

'If there was a Booker for explosive alternative history techno-thrillers with guts and brains, it would be a cinch' Sydney Morning Herald

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
      Published 6 December 2007
      ISBN-13 9780141029122
      978-0141029122
      ISBN-10 0141029129
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      Crime & Thrillers

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The Second World War was turned on its head at the moment Admiral Kolhammer's ultra-modern stealth warships were hurled back through time from 2021. But no one could have predicted just how much of a nightmare would ensue . . .

      Only months after the Transition, the great powers scramble to develop the weapons of tomorrow. The year 1942 is now a world of crude jet fighters, monstrous attack helicopters, and unholy dirty bombs a mongrel technology, born decades prematurely.

      Then, in a radical rewriting of history, Japanese forces sweep into Australia, foreign agents begin a campaign of terror in the USA, and Germany prepares for an all-out attack on Britain.

      The twenty-first-century forces must resort to the most extreme measures yet and face a future rife with possibilities all of them apocalyptic . . .

      Picking up from where he left off with Weapons of Choice, John Birmingham shocks and awes us with this gripping second instalment in t

      Trade Review

      Praise for Weapons of Choice:

      'An excellent page-turner' FHM

      'Breathless plotting, catholic geekery and the central premise suggest great things for the next two volumes' Daily Telegraph

      'If there was a Booker for explosive alternative history techno-thrillers with guts and brains, it would be a cinch' Sydney Morning Herald

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