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Weapons of Choice : World War 2.1
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'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. . . .' (Publisher's blurb)
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. . . .' (Publisher's blurb)
Notes
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An alternate history novel.
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Featured by the BIG Book Club, an initiative supported by the Advertiser in partnership with Arts SA, the Australia Council for the Arts, Channel 7, FIVEAA and the state's public libraries, to promote a love of reading, discussion and literature, July 2004.
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Dedication: For Jane, the believer.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also sound recording; braille.
Works about this Work
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On Lowbrow Street
2008
single work
column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 18-19 October 2008; (p. 7) -
Untitled
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine , no. 24 2006; (p. 92-93)
— Review of Weapons of Choice : World War 2.1 2004 single work novel -
Trips in Alternative Realities
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 1 October 2005; (p. 16)
— Review of Designated Targets : World War 2.2 2005 single work novel ; Weapons of Choice : World War 2.1 2004 single work novel -
Trash-Lit and the Boarding Call
2005
single work
criticism
— Appears in: State of the Arts , January - March 2005; (p. 68-72) Edwina Preston explores the appeal of airport novels. -
[Untitled]
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine , June/July no. 13 2004; (p. 116-117)
— Review of Weapons of Choice : World War 2.1 2004 single work novel
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Untitled
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , June vol. 83 no. 11 2004; (p. 29)
— Review of Weapons of Choice : World War 2.1 2004 single work novel -
Out of the Blue
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 13 July vol. 122 no. 6429 2004; (p. 65)
— Review of Weapons of Choice : World War 2.1 2004 single work novel -
Full of Sound and Fury
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 24 July 2004; (p. 6)
— Review of Weapons of Choice : World War 2.1 2004 single work novel -
The Rules of the Game
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 24 July 2004; (p. 4)
— Review of Weapons of Choice : World War 2.1 2004 single work novel ; Sword of Allah 2004 single work novel -
Past Explodes with a Quantum Leap of the Imagination
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 7-8 August 2004; (p. 8-9)
— Review of Weapons of Choice : World War 2.1 2004 single work novel -
Every Big Boy's Dream
2004
single work
autobiography
— Appears in: Good Weekend , 19 June 2004; (p. 29, 31-32) -
Birmingham Does the Time Warp
2004
single work
column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 17 July 2004; (p. 1a) -
Talking Trash
2004
single work
column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 24 July 2004; (p. 10) -
Writing of Choice
2004
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 22 August 2004; (p. 22-23) -
Trash-Lit and the Boarding Call
2005
single work
criticism
— Appears in: State of the Arts , January - March 2005; (p. 68-72) Edwina Preston explores the appeal of airport novels.
Awards
- 2010 shortlisted Australian Book Review Fan Poll
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