1945 - Robert Conroy

In Conroy's brilliantly imagined epic tale of war and history, Emperor Hirohito's surrender is hijacked by extremists and a weary United States is forced to take the last step in a war that has already cost so many lives. nAmerica has dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. nBut Japan has only begun to fight.... nIn 1945, history has reached a turning point. A terrible new weapon has been unleashed. Japan has no choice but to surrender. But instead, the unthinkable occurs. With their nation burned and shattered, Japanese fanatics set in motion a horrifying endgame-their aim: to take America down with them. n nIn Robert Conroy's brilliantly imagined epic tale of World War II, Emperor Hirohito's capitulation is hijacked by extremists and a weary United States is forced to invade Japan as a last step in a war that has already cost so many lives. As the Japanese lash out with tactics that no one has ever faced before-from POWs used as human shields to a rain of kamikaze attacks that take out the highest-value target in the Pacific command-the invasion's success is suddenly in doubt. As America's streets erupt in rioting, history will turn on the acts of a few key players from the fiery front lines to the halls of Washington to the shadowy realm of espionage, while a mortally wounded enemy becomes the greatest danger of all. n nPraise for Robert Conroy's 1901 n nLikely to please both military history and alternative history buffs... The writing... keeps us turning the pages. n-Booklist n nFascinating... skillfully crafted. n-Oakland Press n nPacked with action. n-Detroit Newsn