The Resource Bombs away : the hot war, Harry Turtledove
Bombs away : the hot war, Harry Turtledove
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- Summary
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- An alternate-history account of the Korean War is set in the aftermath of General MacArthur's decision to drop nuclear bombs on Manchurian cities
- "In an era of nuclear posturing, what if the Cold War had suddenly turned hot? Bombs Away begins with President Harry Truman in desperate consultation with General Douglas MacArthur, whose control of the ground war in Korea has slipped disastrously away. MacArthur recognizes a stark reality: The U.S. military has been cut to the bone after victory over the Nazis--while China and the USSR have built up their forces. The only way to stop the Communist surge into the Korean Peninsula and save thousands of American lives is through a nuclear attack. MacArthur advocates a strike on Chinese targets in Manchuria. In actual history, Truman rejected his general's advice; here, he does not. The miscalculation turns into a disaster when Truman fails to foresee Russia's reaction. Almost instantly, Stalin strikes U.S. allies in Europe and Great Britain. As the shock waves settle, the two superpowers are caught in a horrifying face-off. Will they attack each other directly with nuclear weapons? What countries will be caught in between? The fateful global drama plays out through the experiences of ordinary people--from a British barmaid to a Ukrainian war veteran to a desperate American soldier alone behind enemy lines in Korea. For them, as well as Truman, Mao, and Stalin, the whole world has become a battleground. Strategic strikes lead to massive movements of ground troops. Cities are destroyed, economies ravaged. And on a planet under siege, the sounds and sights of nuclear bombs become a grim harbinger of a new reality: the struggle to survive man's greatest madness" --
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 432 pages
- Note
- "The Cold War has just gone hot." - Front Cover
- Isbn
- 9780553390704
- Label
- Bombs away : the hot war
- Title
- Bombs away
- Title remainder
- the hot war
- Statement of responsibility
- Harry Turtledove
- Subject
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- Truman, Harry S, 1884-1972 -- Fiction
- Alternative histories (Fiction)
- Cold War -- Fiction
- trueCommunism
- trueEnemies
- trueInternational relations
- trueKorean War, 1950-1953
- Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Fiction
- MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964 -- Fiction
- trueNuclear warfare
- Nuclear warfare -- Fiction
- trueScience fiction
- Nuclear weapons -- Fiction
- War fiction
- trueWar and civilization
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- An alternate-history account of the Korean War is set in the aftermath of General MacArthur's decision to drop nuclear bombs on Manchurian cities
- "In an era of nuclear posturing, what if the Cold War had suddenly turned hot? Bombs Away begins with President Harry Truman in desperate consultation with General Douglas MacArthur, whose control of the ground war in Korea has slipped disastrously away. MacArthur recognizes a stark reality: The U.S. military has been cut to the bone after victory over the Nazis--while China and the USSR have built up their forces. The only way to stop the Communist surge into the Korean Peninsula and save thousands of American lives is through a nuclear attack. MacArthur advocates a strike on Chinese targets in Manchuria. In actual history, Truman rejected his general's advice; here, he does not. The miscalculation turns into a disaster when Truman fails to foresee Russia's reaction. Almost instantly, Stalin strikes U.S. allies in Europe and Great Britain. As the shock waves settle, the two superpowers are caught in a horrifying face-off. Will they attack each other directly with nuclear weapons? What countries will be caught in between? The fateful global drama plays out through the experiences of ordinary people--from a British barmaid to a Ukrainian war veteran to a desperate American soldier alone behind enemy lines in Korea. For them, as well as Truman, Mao, and Stalin, the whole world has become a battleground. Strategic strikes lead to massive movements of ground troops. Cities are destroyed, economies ravaged. And on a planet under siege, the sounds and sights of nuclear bombs become a grim harbinger of a new reality: the struggle to survive man's greatest madness" --
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10433157
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Turtledove, Harry
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PS3570.U76
- LC item number
- B66 2015
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Series statement
- Hot war
- Series volume
- 1
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Truman, Harry S
- MacArthur, Douglas
- Nuclear weapons
- Korean War, 1950-1953
- Cold War
- Nuclear warfare
- Target audience
- adult
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- the hot war
- Label
- Bombs away : the hot war, Harry Turtledove
- Note
- "The Cold War has just gone hot." - Front Cover
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000055038431
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 432 pages
- Isbn
- 9780553390704
- Isbn Type
- (hbk. : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2015014154
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)893890121
- Label
- Bombs away : the hot war, Harry Turtledove
- Note
- "The Cold War has just gone hot." - Front Cover
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000055038431
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 432 pages
- Isbn
- 9780553390704
- Isbn Type
- (hbk. : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2015014154
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)893890121
Subject
- Truman, Harry S, 1884-1972 -- Fiction
- Alternative histories (Fiction)
- Cold War -- Fiction
- trueCommunism
- trueEnemies
- trueInternational relations
- trueKorean War, 1950-1953
- Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Fiction
- MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964 -- Fiction
- trueNuclear warfare
- Nuclear warfare -- Fiction
- trueScience fiction
- Nuclear weapons -- Fiction
- War fiction
- trueWar and civilization
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