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  • Published: 15 June 2011
  • ISBN: 9780345491855
  • Imprint: Random House Worlds
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 464
  • RRP: $39.99
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The Big Switch (The War That Came Early, Book Three)




West and East is the second installment in Harry Turtledove's new World War II series titled The War That Came Early. It is the work of a master operating at the top of his craft.

What if British prime minister Neville Chamberlain had defied Hitler? What if the Munich Accord had gone unsigned, and Nazi Germany had launched its bid for conquest sooner? How would World War II have unfolded—and with what consequences? Dean of alternate history Harry Turtledove has the stunning answers in his breathtaking sequel to Hitler’s War.

In the wake of Hitler’s bold invasion of Czechoslovakia, nations turn against nations, old enemies form new alliances, and ordinary men and women confront extraordinary life-and-death situations. An American marine falls in love with a Russian dancer in Japanese-held Singapore, as Chinese guerilla resistance erupts. A sniper on the frontlines of France finds a powerful new way to ply his deadly art—while a German assassin hunts him. In the icy North Atlantic, as a U-boat with a secret weapon wreaks havoc on British ships, occupying Nazi forces target Denmark. And in Germany, a stranded American woman encounters Hitler himself, as a Jewish family faces the rising tide of hatred. From Siberia to Spain, armies clash, sides are chosen, new weapons raise the deadly ante, and new strategies seek to break a growing stalemate. But one question hangs over the conflict from West to East: What will it take to bring America into this war?

  • Published: 15 June 2011
  • ISBN: 9780345491855
  • Imprint: Random House Worlds
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 464
  • RRP: $39.99
Categories:

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Praise for The Big Switch (The War That Came Early, Book Three)

  • "Turtledove is in top form as he traverses familiar and beloved terrain, the war years of the 20th century. The author's fans and lovers of military fiction and alternate history should welcome this addition to the genre." --Library Journal, on West and East
  • "Turtledove is always good, but this return to World War II, one of his favorite turfs, is genuinely brilliant." --Booklist, on Hitler's War
  • “As entertainment, this is as good as any alternative fiction, or historical novel, you are going to read this or any other year.”—The Washington Times