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Worldwar: In the Balance is a 1994 alternate history novel by American writer Harry Turtledove. [1] It is the first novel of the Worldwar Tetralogy , as well as the first installment in the extended Worldwar series that includes the Colonization trilogy and the novel Homeward Bound .
The character is inspired by members of the historical all-women Soviet unit known as Night Witches, many of whom were decorated for their World War II service. The two flee to the city of Lodz after meeting in northwestern Poland (Jäger is serving on Germany's border with Poland) and help foil Otto Skorzeny's plot to set off an atomic bomb in ...
The Worldwar series is the fan name given to a series of eight alternate history science fiction novels by Harry Turtledove. [1] Its premise is an alien invasion of Earth during World War II, and includes Turtledove's Worldwar tetralogy, as well as the Colonization trilogy, and the novel Homeward Bound.
Worldwar: Striking the Balance is an alternate history novel by American writer Harry Turtledove. [1] It is the fourth and final novel of the Worldwar tetralogy and the fourth installment in the extended Worldwar series , which includes the Colonization trilogy and the novel Homeward Bound .
He had the star part in I Died a Thousand Times (1955), a remake of High Sierra, and was cast by Robert Aldrich in two star parts: The Big Knife (1955), from the play by Clifford Odets, as a Hollywood star; and Attack (1956), as a tough soldier in World War II. In 1955, he had an operation for appendicitis. [27]
Worldwar: Tilting the Balance is an alternate history novel by the American writer Harry Turtledove. [1] It is the second book in the Worldwar tetralogy and in the extended Worldwar series , which includes the Colonization trilogy and the novel Homeward Bound .
The War That Came Early is a six-novel series by Harry Turtledove depicting an alternate history of World War II. [1] As is typical of Turtledove's alternate histories, the narrative follows a large cast of both fictional and historical characters.
There is inconsistency concerning Carter's age and time in the Marine Corps. At the beginning of the series, Carter had been in the Marine Corps for 16 years, meaning he would have entered service in 1948, when he would have been about 20. However, he wears the World War II Victory ribbon which was awarded to the Armed Forces through Dec. 31, 1946.