1942

A Novel

By: Robert Conroy

Narrated by: L. J. Ganser

December 7 is "the date which will live in infamy." But now, Japan is hatching another, far greater plan to bring America to its knees....

The Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor was a resounding success - except for one detail: A second bombing mission, to destroy crucial oil storage facilities, was aborted that day. Now, in this gripping and stunning work of alternate history, Robert Conroy reimagines December 7, 1941, to include the attack the Japanese didn't launch, and what follows is a thrilling tale of war, resistance, sacrifice, and courage. For when Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto sees how badly the United States has been ravaged in a two-pronged strike, he devises another, more daring proposal: an all-out invasion of Hawaii to put a stranglehold on the American Pacific Fleet.

Yamamoto's strategy works brilliantly - at first. But a handful of American soldiers and a determined civilian resistance fight back in the face of cruelty unknown in Western warfare. Stateside, a counterassault is planned - and the pioneering MIT-trained aviator Colonel Jimmy Doolittle is given a near-impossible mission with a fleet of seaplanes jury-rigged into bombers. From spies to ordinary heroes and those caught between two cultures at war, this is the epic saga of the Battle of Hawaii - the way it very nearly was....

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Realistic

The storylines were very realistic. The descriptions of the surroundings brought the story to life

A well spun tale.

I would have enjoyed a sequel to Conroy's 1942 world. Love to learn how his characters got through WW2.

Quite good alternate history

I think I have a new author - alternate military history done in an enjoyable and believable manner

Well worth a credit

Awesomeness!

EXCELLENT, well produced and read, excellent story that will keep you guessing! Robert Conroy continues, along with Harry Turtledove, to dominate the alternate history landscape today!

A good what if

This in terms of a military 'what if' it's a good read though it is NSFW. A little too heavy on torture and forced sex. The only complaint is that too many things went right near the end in order for the US to win.