1945 : a novel
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eBook
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English
ISBN
9780345500434
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Fiction.
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But Japan has only begun to fight. . . . In 1945, history has reached a turning point. A terrible new weapon has been unleashed. Japan has no choice but to surrender. But instead, the unthinkable occurs. With their nation burned and shattered, Japanese fanatics set in motion a horrifying endgame-their aim: to take America down with them. In Robert Conroy?s brilliantly imagined epic tale of World War II, Emperor Hirohito?s capitulation is hijacked by extremists and a weary United States is forced to invade Japan as a last step in a war that has already cost so many lives. As the Japanese lash out with tactics that no one has ever faced before-from POWs used as human shields to a rain of kamikaze attacks that take out the highest-value target in the Pacific command-the invasion?s success is suddenly in doubt. As America?s streets erupt in rioting, history will turn on the acts of a few key players from the fiery front lines to the halls of Washington to the shadowy realm of espionage, while a mortally wounded enemy becomes the greatest danger of all. Praise for Robert Conroy?s 1901 ?Likely to please both military history and alternative history buffs . . . The writing . . . keeps us turning the pages.?-Booklist ?Fascinating . . . skillfully crafted.?-Oakland Press ?Packed with action.?-Detroit News.
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Adult.
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