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No one could stop them—not Stalin, not Togo, not Churchill, not Roosevelt...
The invaders had cut the United States virtually in half at the Mississippi, vaporized Washington, D.C., devastated much of Europe, and held large parts of the Soviet Union under their thumb.
But humanity would not give up so easily. The new world allies were ruthless at finding their foe's weaknesses and exploiting them. Whether delivering supplies in tiny biplanes to partisans across the vast steppes of Russia, working furiously to understand the enemy's captured radar in England, or battling house to house on the streets of Chicago, humankind would never give up.
Yet no one could say when the hellish inferno of death would stop being a war of conquest and turn into a war of survival—the very survival of the planet...
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"The book continues the WorldWar arc and continues where the first book leaves off. Still, I've run into the same issue I had with the first book as the narration is too straight with no noticable gap between narrative scenes that would be in the book. This is especially hard when names are not used right away in the beginning of the next scene. Overall the book is very good and great continuation of the series."
— Jason (4 out of 5 stars)
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Turtledove's thorough command of storytelling and historiography...assure us that this is an irresistibl[e] book.
— Booklist Starred Review -
“Turtledove’s thorough command of storytelling and historiography…assure us that this is an irresistibl[e] book.”
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“Historic and fictional characters blend seamlessly in this superbly crafted, compelling venture into speculative history.”
— Library Journal
Worldwar: Tilting the Balance Listener Reviews
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" Another fun alternate history book. It is not as good as the first in the series, though: a few of the middle chapters dragged on too long, and Turtledove has a habit of repeatedly summarizing the situation of the characters which, while helpful, doesn't add anything to the story except length. "
— Toby, 11/14/2013 -
" Decent AW where WWII is interrupted by an alien invasion. Besure to start the series with 1st volume (for the sake of your sanity). "
— Ron, 9/4/2013 -
" Woulda been great except it had sex in it. "
— Sarebear, 4/13/2013 -
" this is the second book in the worldwar series, it just keeps getting better. "
— Nimblehearse, 3/15/2013 -
" Didn't really like the style of writing; pulpy and predictable. "
— Ivan, 6/12/2012 -
" More and more detail...... "
— MVV, 5/27/2012 -
" The nations of the world continue to fight this new menace as new technology is introduced. "
— Boyd, 1/25/2012 -
" Aliens vs Allies/Axis. I love the way Turtledove brings in historical figures and gives them a twist. "
— Karl, 10/25/2011 -
" Farfetched but all the better for it. Characters are a little under-developed "
— Daniel, 7/18/2011 -
" this is the second book in the worldwar series, it just keeps getting better. "
— Nimblehearse, 5/9/2011 -
" Didn't really like the style of writing; pulpy and predictable. "
— Ivan, 2/3/2011 -
" Another fun alternate history book. It is not as good as the first in the series, though: a few of the middle chapters dragged on too long, and Turtledove has a habit of repeatedly summarizing the situation of the characters which, while helpful, doesn't add anything to the story except length. "
— Toby, 8/11/2010 -
" Aliens vs Allies/Axis. I love the way Turtledove brings in historical figures and gives them a twist. "
— Karl, 8/8/2009 -
" (see my review for Book 1 of this series) "
— Brian, 3/14/2009
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.
About Todd McLaren
Todd McLaren, an Earphones Award–winning narrator, was involved in radio for more than twenty years in cities on both coasts, including Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. He left broadcasting for a full-time career in voice acting, where he has been heard on more than five thousand television and radio commercials, as well as television promos; narrations for documentaries on such networks as A&E, Discovery, and the History Channel; and films, including Who Framed Roger Rabbit?