Worldwar - Striking the Balance

Harry Turtledove

ISBN 10: 0340684909 / ISBN 13: 9780340684900

Published by Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1996

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As new - an unread copy Dj now protected inside a cover. When alien beings armed with devastatingly superior military technology and bent on global conquest invaded Earth, Allied and Axis forces were already engaged in a bloody conflict - the Second World War - that spanned the whole globe. Suddenly humans were forced to cease fighting each other and unite against this deadly new enemy from beyond the Solar System. For the moment, bitter disputes between different nations had to be set aside in the face of the greatest threat ever to menace the planet. Human tenacity, ingenuity and courage meant that the aliens faced a challenge tougher than any they had experienced before. Even when nuclear weapons were unleashed by the invaders against some of Earth's key cities, mankind's fighting spirit remained unbroken - and the world's scientists and military experts, against desperate odds, found ways to harness this terrifying new force of destruction to hammer the extraterrestrial foe. From China to North Africa, from hit-and-run cavalry raids in the American West to tank clashes in Eastern Europe, the worldwide conflict raged. Now battlefield defeats, supply shortages, guerrilla warfare in their occupied territories, rebellion within their own ranks and atomic attacks forced the alien leaders to rethink drastically their strategy and tactics. Was it going to be necessary to destroy Earth in order to save it.?. Seller Inventory # 000061

Bibliographic Details

Title: Worldwar - Striking the Balance

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton, London

Publication Date: 1996

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

Edition: First Edition.

Book Type: Book

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Synopsis:

When alien beings armed with devastatingly superior military technology and bent on conquest invaded earth, Allied and Axis forces were already engaged in a bloody conflict - the Second World War - that spanned the whole globe. Suddenly, humans had to stop fighting each other and unite against this deadly new enemy from beyond the Solar System.From China to North Africa, from hit-and-run cavalry raids in the American West to tank clashes in Eastern Europe, the worldwide conflict raged. Now battlefield defeats, supply shortages, guerrilla warfare in their occupied territories, rebellion within their own ranks and atomic attacks forced the alien leaders to rethink drastically their strategy and tactics. Was it going to be necessary to destroy Earth in order to save it . . . ?

About the Author:

Harry Turtledove has lived in Southern California all his life He has a Ph.D. in history from the University of California at Los Angeles and has taught at UCLA, California State Fullerton and California State University, Los Angeles. He has written many works of speculative fiction and fantasy. He is married to the novelist Laura Frankos and they have three daughters.