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*World War 2.1: [[Weapons of Choice (book)|''Weapons of Choice'']] (2004) |
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*World War 2.2: [[Designated Targets (book)|''Designated Targets'']] (2005) |
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*World War 2.3: ''The Last Good War'' (due for 2006) |
*World War 2.3: ''Final Impact'', formerly to be know as ''The Last Good War'' (due for 2006) |
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== Easter eggs == |
== Easter eggs == |
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Revision as of 07:41, 6 March 2006
The Axis of Time trilogy is a series of novels written by Australian journalist and author John Birmingham. A US-led task force off Indonesia in 2021 finds itself sent back to 1942, just prior to the Battle of Midway. The novels deal with a rapidly altered version of World War II, and to a lesser extent the social changes that result amongst the Allied powers.
- World War 2.1: Weapons of Choice (2004)
- World War 2.2: Designated Targets (2005)
- World War 2.3: Final Impact, formerly to be know as The Last Good War (due for 2006)
Easter eggs
Birmingham names several minor characters after contemporary nonfictional people:
- Piers Akerman and Andrew Bolt, right-wing Australian columnists. Appeared as SAS demolitionists.
- Eric Flint (alternative history author) appeared as a Secret Service agent. The fictional town of Grantville, West Virginia, from his 1632 series is referred to as Dan Black's home town.
- S.M. Stirling (sci-fi/alternative history author), appeared as a Secret Service agent.
- Harry Turtledove (sci-fi/alternative history author) referred to as a fringe 'professor' who wrote an underground bio of J. Edgar Hoover.
- Bill O'Reilly and Jerry Springer are mentioned as both being United States senators in the 21st Century.
- James H. Cobb, Robert Dessaix, and Jean-Paul Sartre are namesakes for naval ships.
- Matthew Reilly (Australian action/sci-fi author) appears as a lieutenant on the Leyte Gulf.
See also
Characters in the Axis of Time Trilogy