{"product_id":"designated-targets-9780141029122","title":"Designated Targets","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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 . . .         \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnly 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen, 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe twenty-first-century forces must resort to the most extreme measures yet and face a future rife with possibilities  all of them apocalyptic . . . \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePicking up from where he left off with \u003ci\u003eWeapons of Choice,\u003c\/i\u003e John Birmingham shocks and awes us with this gripping second instalment in t\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eWeapons of Choice\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An excellent page-turner' \u003ci\u003eFHM  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Breathless plotting, catholic geekery and the central premise suggest great things for the next two volumes' \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'If there was a Booker for explosive alternative history techno-thrillers with guts and brains, it would be a cinch' \u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732397666647,"sku":"9780141029122","price":12.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780141029122.jpg?v=1719996705","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/designated-targets-9780141029122","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}