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Six weeks ago, Imperial Japanese military forces conquered and occupied the Hawaiian Islands. A puppet king sits on Hawaii's throne, his strings controlled by the general of the invasion force. American POWs, malnourished and weak, are enslaved as hard laborers until death takes them. Civilians fare little better, struggling to survive on dwindling resources. And families of Japanese origin find their loyalties divided.
Meanwhile, across the United States, from Pensacola, Florida, to San Diego, California, the military is marshaling its forces. Steel factories and fuel refineries are operating around the clock. New recruits are enlisting and undergoing rigorous training exercises—all for the opportunity to strike back and drive the enemy from American soil...
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"The sequel to Days of Infamy and conclusion to this alternate history based on the question of what would have happened had the Japanese military invaded and occupied Hawaii rather than bombing Pearl Harbor and retreating back to the western Pacific. Plausible and satisfying. "
— James (5 out of 5 stars)
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Chilling.... A plethora of characters, each with his or her own point of view, provides experiences in miniature that combine to paint a broad canvas of the titanic struggle.
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" The sequel to Days of Infamy and conclusion to this alternate history based on the question of what would have happened had the Japanese military invaded and occupied Hawaii rather than bombing Pearl Harbor and retreating back to the western Pacific. Plausible and satisfying. "
— James, 8/31/2013 -
" Book 2 just as good as the first. "
— Lee, 7/21/2012 -
" Would have been a lot shorter of a book if the author didn't repeat things he had already said 3 or 4 times. Other than that, great story! "
— Andy, 2/12/2011 -
" I really enjoyed this book and wished there was a follow on with more details about the characters who lived and their lives 5 or 10 years after the events in this book. "
— David, 6/24/2010 -
" Book 2 just as good as the first. "
— Lee, 12/29/2009
About Harry Turtledove
Harry Turtledove, known as the “Master of Alternative History,” is the Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author of a number of bestselling series and standalone novels. He received his PhD from UCLA in Byzantine history and worked as a technical writer for the Los Angeles County Office of Education before becoming a full-time fiction writer. He also served as the treasurer of the Science Fiction Writers of America. He has written a number of successful series, including the Crosstime Traffic series, the Darkness series, and the Worldwar I Colonization series, among others. His standalone works include Ruled Brittania, Every Inch a King, Conan of Venarium, Household Gods, and Justinian.