Designated Targets: World War 2.2

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Author
John Birmingham
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Genre
Thriller
Released
01 September, 2005

Designated Targets: World War 2.2

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    Synopsis

    The nightmare of the Transition has given way to a world in chaos. The battlelines of World War II are being redrawn in dangerous and unpredictable ways, leaving the Allied forces scrambling for control and the Axis forces with undreamt-of power.But the military crisis is only the beginning. An awareness of how their future unfolds is sweeping the world, and the people of 1942 are split between clamouring for change and the freedoms their descendants enjoy, and resisting it to protect the values of their society.Then Japan invades 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...
    John Birmingham
    About the author

    John Birmingham

    John Birmingham is the author of the cult classic He Died With a Felafel in His Hand, the award-winning history Leviathan and the Axis of Time trilogy comprising Weapons of ChoiceDesignated Targets and Final Impact as well as The Disappearance trilogy comprising of Without WarningAfter America and Angels of Vengeance. Between writing books he contributes to a wide range of newspapers and magazines on topics as diverse as the future of media and national security. Before becoming a writer he began his working life as a research officer with the Defence Department's Office of Special Clearances and Records.

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