Bombs Away: The Hot War

Bombs Away: The Hot War

In his acclaimed novels of alternate history, Harry Turtledove has scrutinized the twisted soul of the twentieth century, from the forces that set World War I in motion to the rise of fascism in the decades that followed. Now, this masterful storyteller turns his eyes to the aftermath of World War II and asks: In an era of nuclear posturing, what if the Cold War suddenly turned hot?
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Bombs Away begins with President Harry Truman heeding the advice of General Douglas MacArthur, whose control of the ground war in Korea has slipped disastrously away. MacArthur recognizes a stark reality. The U.S. military has been cut to the bone after victory over the Nazisâ‚¬"while China and the U.S.S.R. have built up their forces. The only way to stop the Communist surge into the Korean Peninsula and save thousands of American lives is through a nuclear attack. MacArthur advocates a strike on Chinese targets in Manchuria. In actual history, Truman rejected his generalâ‚¬s advice. But here, he does not. And the miscalculation turns into a disaster when Truman fails to foresee Russiaâ‚¬s reaction.
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Almost instantly, Stalin strikes U.S. allies in Europe and Great Britain. And as the shock waves are settling, the two superpowers are caught in a horrifying face-off. Will they attack each other directly with nukes? And what countries will be caught in between?
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The fateful global drama plays out through the experiences of ordinary peopleâ‚¬"from a British barmaid to a Ukrainian war veteran to a desperate American soldier alone behind enemy lines in Korea. For them, as well as Truman, Mao, and Stalin, the whole world has become a battleground. Strategic strikes lead to massive movements of ground troops. Cities are destroyed, economies ravaged. And on a planet under siege, the sounds and sites of nuclear bombs become a grim harbinger of a new reality: the struggle to survive manâ‚¬s greatest madness.
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Praise for Harry Turtledove
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â‚¬Å“Turtledove is the standard-bearer for alternate history.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"USA Today
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Last Orders
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â‚¬Å“All quite plausible . . . Turtledoveâ‚¬s focus on the characters serves to fill out the big picture with patient, nitty-gritty detail. . . . Armchair warriors will have much to ponder.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"Kirkus Reviews
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Two Fronts
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â‚¬Å“A you-are-there chronicle of battle on land and sea and in the air.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"Tor.com
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Coup dâ‚¬Etat
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â‚¬Å“This is what alternative history is all about.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"Historical Novel Society
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The Big Switch
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â‚¬Å“The Hugo Award winner continues to delight in exploring the world of â‚¬Ëœwhat if?â‚¬ â‚¬Ââ‚¬"Library Journal
Country USA
Manufacturer Del Rey
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2015-07-14
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Del Rey
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2015-07-14
Format	Kindle eBook

Bombs Away: The Hot War

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