ISBN: 9780732911997 - weapons of choice: world war 2.1 (3 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. 544 pages. cover and text warped, spine tanned, text lightly tannedOn 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 th e 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 b y Admirals Nimitz, Halsey, and Spruance?have never seen a helicopter, or a satel lite link, or a nuclear weapon. And they?ve never encountered an African America n 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 cen tury sailors themselves far from acceptable.Initial jubilation at news the Allie s 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 t he 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 everyb ody?s nightmare. . . .…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. 544 pages. Cover worn, text tanned 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 th e 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 b y Admirals Nimitz, Halsey, and Spruance?have never seen a helicopter, or a satel lite link, or a nuclear weapon. And they?ve never encountered an African America n 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 cen tury sailors themselves far from acceptable.Initial jubilation at news the Allie s 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 t he 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 everyb ody?s nightmare. . . .…

paperback. Zustand: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…