Publisher's Synopsis
The year is 1946.
The Second World War enters its 8th year, with no end in sight. While the Third Reich and its allies are retreating everywhere, it's not collapsing. The Allies will have to bring the conflict to another level to break the deadlock.Italy is about to be invaded, and the Germans are busy preparing their defenses south of Rome. The Allies are also pushing in Cyrenaica, and a significant battle is looming in the Gazala/Tobruk area that will determine the Axis fate in North Africa. The war in the air is ever more tilting toward the Allies, swamping the Italo-Germans with their multitudes and with the timely appearance of the Meteor jet fighters in 1945. But the Germans are about to unleash another round of their wonder weapons, including jets, air to air rockets, and anti-aircraft missiles. Will German science be a game-changer once more? One thing is certain; the Allies are inching toward victory on the technological side of things. Their nuclear program is nearing completion, and they hope to knock the Nazis out of the war with super bombs. In the east, the Russians are pitted against the Dnieper-Lovat-Volkhov defensive line, running north-south from Baltic to Black Sea. They will again need to spill a lot of blood if they want to succeed and one day liberate their motherland.
And finally, in the Pacific, the USA is slowly bringing the war to a successful conclusion, with planned invasions of the Philippines and Okinawa. At the same time, large bomber raids are launched in Japan with the intent of sending it back to the stone age. This is the story of the Second World War.
