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On the eve of America’s greatest victory in the Pacific, a catastrophic event disrupts the course of World War II, forever changing the rules of combat. . . . 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. . . . From the Trade Paperback edition.

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The writing isn't challenging and ge...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sat Jul 28 00:28:03 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 28 11:01:49 -0700 2007
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It seemed extremely well written
but I'm only 58% through
because it is a long book

Action and descriptions are cinematic
I think the characterizations may suffer a bit
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Reason for rating it only 1 star : my rating scheme is pretty strict, 1 star means that I didn't even finish the book... Two stars would have meant that I finis...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Jul 06 07:12:21 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 06 08:02:34 -0700 2007 future one. The clash of technologies is interesting, but even more interesting is the study of the clash of cultures. How would a five-star n...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 09:08:07 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 09:09:37 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Oct 16 22:47:56 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 22:48:37 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Apr 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 15:56:32 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 07:14:16 -0700 2009 and thoughtful. Some of Birmingham's character moments were way over the top but that's a quibble.]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jun 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 14:59:56 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 15:00:28 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun May 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 02 17:53:40 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 09:50:35 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jul 14 07:38:56 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 07:39:42 -0700 2009