Following the success of 1901 and 1862, Robert Conroy makes the leap to trade paperback in the World War II alternative history novel 1945- Operation Downfall, where Emperor Hirohito is kidnapped by anarchists and Japan does not surrender to the Allies, forcing an invasion of Japan.
America has dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 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
By:
Robert Conroy Imprint: Ballantine Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 201mm,
Width: 132mm,
Spine: 25mm
Weight: 340g ISBN:9780345494795 ISBN 10: 0345494792 Publication Date:15 July 2007 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
