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Is part of Axis of Time John Birmingham , 2004 series - author novel (number 1 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2004... 2004 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)

Notes

  • An alternate history novel.
  • 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.
  • Dedication: For Jane, the believer.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Macmillan , 2004 .
      person or book cover
      Image courtesy of Macmillan
      Extent: 520p.
      ISBN: 0732911990
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,
      :
      Del Rey ,
      2004 .
      image of person or book cover 5591781962423848859.jpg
      This image has been sourced from online.
      Extent: xiii, 434p.
      ISBN: 0345457129 (pbk.)
    • London,
      c
      England,
      c
      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Penguin Books ,
      2006 .
      person or book cover
      Image courtesy of Penguin Books
      Extent: xv, 782p.
      ISBN: 0141029110 (pbk.), 9780141029115 (pbk.)
Alternative title: Wybór broni
Language: Polish
    • Poznan,
      c
      Poland,
      c
      Eastern Europe, Europe,
      :
      Rebis ,
      2006 .
      image of person or book cover 303561065177410520.jpg
      This image has been sourced from online.
      Extent: 569p.
      ISBN: 9788373018549 (pbk.), 8373018549 (pbk.)

Other Formats

  • Also sound recording; braille.

Works about this Work

On Lowbrow Street Graeme Blundell , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 18-19 October 2008; (p. 7)
Untitled Ian Nichols , 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 John Birmingham , 2004 single work novel
Trips in Alternative Realities Colin Steele , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 1 October 2005; (p. 16)

— Review of Designated Targets : World War 2.2 John Birmingham , 2005 single work novel ; Weapons of Choice : World War 2.1 John Birmingham , 2004 single work novel
Trash-Lit and the Boarding Call Edwina Preston , 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] Ian Nichols , 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 John Birmingham , 2004 single work novel
Untitled Tim Coronel , 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 John Birmingham , 2004 single work novel
Out of the Blue Andrew Humphreys , 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 John Birmingham , 2004 single work novel
Full of Sound and Fury Ben Harrison , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 24 July 2004; (p. 6)

— Review of Weapons of Choice : World War 2.1 John Birmingham , 2004 single work novel
The Rules of the Game Ken Gelder , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 24 July 2004; (p. 4)

— Review of Weapons of Choice : World War 2.1 John Birmingham , 2004 single work novel ; Sword of Allah David A. Rollins , 2004 single work novel
Past Explodes with a Quantum Leap of the Imagination Graeme Blundell , 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 John Birmingham , 2004 single work novel
Every Big Boy's Dream John Birmingham , 2004 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Good Weekend , 19 June 2004; (p. 29, 31-32)
Birmingham Does the Time Warp John Birmingham , 2004 single work column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 17 July 2004; (p. 1a)
Talking Trash Samela Harris , 2004 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 24 July 2004; (p. 10)
Writing of Choice Jeff Glorfeld , 2004 single work column
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 22 August 2004; (p. 22-23)
Trash-Lit and the Boarding Call Edwina Preston , 2005 single work criticism
— Appears in: State of the Arts , January - March 2005; (p. 68-72)
Edwina Preston explores the appeal of airport novels.
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