Russia, Communist China, Japan, Nazi Germany, the United States: they began World War II as mortal enemies. But suddenly their only hope for survival-never mind victory-was to unite to stop a mighty foe-one whose frightening technology appeared invincible. Far worse beings than the Nazis were loose. From Warsaw to Moscow to China's enemy-occupied Forbidden City, the nations of the world had been forced into an uneasy alliance since humanity began its struggle against overwhelming odds. In Britain and Germany, where the banshee wail of hostile jets screamed across the land, caches of once-forbidden weapons were unearthed, and unthinkable tactics were employed against the enemy. Brilliantly innovative military strategists confronted challenges unprecedented in the history of warfare.
Боевая фантастика18+Harry Turtledove
Upsetting the Balance
(Worldwar-3)
DRAMATIS PERSONAE
(Characters with names in CAPS are historical, others fictional)
ANIELEWICZ, MORDECHAI
Archie
Auerbach, Rance
BEAVERBROOK, LORD
Berkowitz, Benjamin
Beulah
BLAIR, ERIC
Calhoun, Jake
CHILL, KURT Wehrmacht
Chung, Horace
Daniels, Peter (“Mutt”)
DEIBNER, KURT
Doc
Donnelly
Dolger Wehrmacht
Edie
EINSTEIN, ALBERT
EISENHOWER, DWIGHT
Embry, Ken
Eschenbach, Wolfgang
FERMI, ENRICO
Fleishman, Bertha
Fred
Friedrich
George
GERMAN, ALEKSANDR
GODDARD, ROBERT
Goldfarb, David
Gorbunova, Ludmila
Grillparzer, Gunther
GROVES, LESLIE
Gruver, Solomon
Gus
Hagerman, Max
HALIFAX, LORD
Henry
Henry, Marjorie
Hexham
Hines, Rachel
Hipple, Fred
Ho Ma
Horton, Leo
Hou Yi
Howard
Hsia Shou-Tao
HULL, CORDELL
Jacobi, Nathan
Jacobs
“Jacques”
Jager, Heinrich
Jerzy
Jimmy
Johannes
Jones, Jerome
Karpov, Feofan
Kennan, Maurice