| 1945 Contributor(s): Conroy, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0345494792 ISBN-13: 9780345494795 Publisher: Ballantine Books OUR PRICE: $18.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2007 Annotation: In Conroy's brilliantly imagined epic tale of war and history, Emperor Hirohito's surrender is hijacked by extremists and a weary United States is forced to take the last step in a war that has already cost so many lives. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Thrillers - Espionage - Fiction | War & Military |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2006036158 |
| Physical Information: 0.99" H x 5.4" W x 7.96" (0.69 lbs) 448 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 "Fascinating . . . skillfully crafted." -Oakland Press "Packed with action." -Detroit News |