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Designated Targets

Axis of Time, Book 2

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Designated Targets

By: John Birmingham
Narrated by: Jay Snyder
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The Second World War was turned on its head at the moment Admiral Kolhammer's ultramodern stealth warships were hurled back through time from 2021. But no one could have predicted just how much of a nightmare would ensue.

Only months after the Transition, the great powers scramble to develop the weapons of tomorrow. The year 1942 is now a world of crude jet fighters, monstrous attack helicopters, and unholy dirty bombs - a mongrel technology, born decades prematurely.

Then, in a radical rewriting of history, Japanese forces sweep into Australia, foreign agents begin a campaign of terror in the USA, and Germany prepares for an all-out attack on Britain. The 21st-century forces must resort to the most extreme measures yet and face a future rife with possibilities - all of them apocalyptic.

Picking up from where he left off with Weapons of Choice, John Birmingham shocks and awes us with this gripping second instalment in the Axis of Time trilogy.

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I'm not a fan of series books which leave you short at the end but it's one is different. it's not so much of a hook to get you to buy the next one but a yearning to complete what is an engaging story. Characters are real, though you have to get past the almost comical female voices and the rather dubious accents, and some of the story threads disappear but the core storyline is imaginative, and - though I can't believe I'm going to say this about such a fanciful idea - totally believable.

Number Two is done - onto the third

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in this book the 'good guys' from the future are actually committing war crimes in the form of execution without trial. I can only assume that it was written at the time of the War on Terror.

The whole point of the trial is to take the emotion out of retribution. it also helps give the victims closure without a trial you are as bad as the criminal.

War Crimes

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If you could sum up Designated Targets in three words, what would they be?

I have all three of the audio books in this series and got through the them in 1 week.Te way the story develops is well paced and you get a good feel for the story. The way the groups in the books play off against each other is well thought out and the action is exciting. The way the futuristic weapons are used and historical characters portrayed is believable.

good time travel book

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This is the second part in the series. Great developments and sets up 3 perfectly.

Brilliant

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Although pretty incredible it does have some innovative features and I am a fan of alternative historical fiction

Engaging

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