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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 known as The Last Good War (due out in January 2007)

Easter eggs

Birmingham names several minor characters after contemporary nonfictional people:

• Piers Akerman and Andrew Bolt, right-wing Australian columnists. Appeared as SAS demolitionists.
• Dale Brown, Tom Clancy, Stephen Euin Cobb, and Garth Nix - thriller writers appearing as counterboarding specialists aboard USS Leyte Gulf.
• 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.
• William R. Forstchen (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.
• Matthew Reilly (Australian action/sci-fi author) appears as a lieutenant on USS Leyte Gulf. Redshirted.
• S.M. Stirling (sci-fi/alternative history author), appeared as a Secret Service agent.
• Harry Turtledove, one of the most prominent alternate history authors, appears as "Commander Turteltaub", an aide to FDR.
• Mike Judge Creator of King of the Hill and Office Space, Commanding officer of a ship.
• James H. Cobb, Robert Dessaix, and Jean-Paul Sartre are namesakes for naval ships.

See also

Characters in the Axis of Time Trilogy

External links

• John Birmingham's Blog