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Summary: Well-integrated history with lots of twists
Review: I'm not a history buff and I know very little of pre-war British politics, but The Proteus Operation has planted a seed in me to learn more. Who can say SF is worthless? That being said, I believe Mr. Hogan has done an admirable job explaining WW2-era history (three separate timelines worth!) so that readers don't become too confused, nor does it bog down.Time Travel is a favorite SF conceit and I love the idea of it; the power it enables those who are time travellers, but there are a lot of problems that our human minds based in this reality can't really resolve. One of the ways to rationalize time travel is with the alternate universes theory (which Hogan has used before in "Thrice Upon a Time" 1980). While this makes it easier to understand, it has its own problems. To Hogan's credit he has created lots of compelling solutions for these. I enjoyed the time travel mechanics very much and I liked the story and plot development. The characters are a bit forgettable and the famous ones are too quaint, but the plot moves along well enough that it doesn't bring down the quality of your time spent with the book. My biggest gripe is that towards the end I lost my suspension of disbelief. There are many twists and turns in the story, which make it more and more exciting as it progresses, but the showdown near the end at Hammerhead just spoiled it for me with one big coincidence and too many convenient happenings. I had to force my way through the final part of the book as my interest had completely waned. The good score of 4/5 stars is based on how much fun I had up until that point and how it has interested me in discovering more about this era in history.
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Summary: Outstanding Read!
Review: I'm not too sure but I think this was my first AH book. What a wild ride, is history what you think it is? Talk about taking the red pill!
Rating:
Summary: Outstanding Read!
Review: I'm not too sure but I think this was my first AH book. What a wild ride, is history what you think it is? Talk about taking the red pill!
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Summary: Good, but...
Review: It's overly long, complex and confusing. But then, it was one
of Hogan's earlier novels. He's gotten much, much better recently with _Bug Park_ and _Paths to Otherwhere._ He's got his
hard science down, here, but his characters aren't the most realistic. He's no great stylist, either, but fortunately whatever flaws he has, he overcomes them with his energy and
imagination. It's fun that the author put the late Isaac Asimov in this book, but not so fun that he didn't understand what
JFK, FDR and Churchill really were. Contrary to the what the _very_ confused reviewer below thinks, this is not a book about libertarianism. His later ones are, though. Overall, this is a pretty good book, but not one of Hogan's best.
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Summary: Nicely done alternative history fiction
Review: James Hogan writes a well-written alternative history novel based on the premise "What if Hitler and the Germans 'won' WW2 due to American isolationism? JFK is the US President and America stands alone, the rest of the world dominated by the Nazis, the Japanese militarists, or Italian facists. The US government, being in a desparate situation, send a team back into time to change history. In doing so, the author explores the concept of "changing history" -- is time travel really travelling to a parallel universe? The plot is interspliced with plausible expla- nations of how Hitler came to power and how he could have won WW2. For alternative history buffs, I recommend it
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Summary: Outstanding and very provacative
Review: Nobody does pure Science Fiction like James P. Hogan. And it doesn't get much more pure than this story. As always, his premise is based on actual scientific thoeries and research. I couldn't put it down.
Rating: 
Summary: A Disappointment
Review: Other books that Mr. Hogan has written are much better. Although the plot is clever, this book contains endless exposition and is just too long.
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Summary: A mixture of science fiction and alternate history
Review: The story starts in the 1970's America, an America that is different from our own because of the Axis victory in WW II. Some agents find out that the reason for this Axis victory was that people from the future had come into this time-line and provided help to the Nazi's. The Americans are committed to also go back into the timeline and counteract the help the Nazi's are receiving to desperately help themselves out of their bleak prediciment. They chose to contact Winston Churchill,(who was killed fighting the Nazi's in their timeline) in an attempt to redirect their past. It is very interesting even to discover why they thought that this person should be their contact point. This novel has everything you would want in a novel, likeable characters that you care about, fast paced action, internally consistant technology, and historical perspective. What I liked about this book is that you are given "the big picture", but you are following characters so that you are also "living the story". When I read this novel for the first time, I remember getting the data together so that I could finally make the assessment on how these worlds related to our time-line. The elite team that goes back in time in an attempt to save the US is really the best that the nation has to offer. Their exploits will make you race through the novel. I really like Alternate history type novels, I have read a large number of them, and this is far and away my favorite. I have read this novel a number of times, and each time I get lost in the story. This novel allows you to suspend disbelief, and becomes a real page turner. If you have not had the pleasure of reading this book, I believe that you are in for a treat.
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Summary: A mixture of science fiction and alternate history
Review: The story starts in the 1970's America, an America that is different from our own because of the Axis victory in WW II. Some agents find out that the reason for this Axis victory was that people from the future had come into this time-line and provided help to the Nazi's. The Americans are committed to also go back into the timeline and counteract the help the Nazi's are receiving to desperately help themselves out of their bleak prediciment. They chose to contact Winston Churchill,(who was killed fighting the Nazi's in their timeline) in an attempt to redirect their past. It is very interesting even to discover why they thought that this person should be their contact point. This novel has everything you would want in a novel, likeable characters that you care about, fast paced action, internally consistant technology, and historical perspective. What I liked about this book is that you are given "the big picture", but you are following characters so that you are also "living the story". When I read this novel for the first time, I remember getting the data together so that I could finally make the assessment on how these worlds related to our time-line. The elite team that goes back in time in an attempt to save the US is really the best that the nation has to offer. Their exploits will make you race through the novel. I really like Alternate history type novels, I have read a large number of them, and this is far and away my favorite. I have read this novel a number of times, and each time I get lost in the story. This novel allows you to suspend disbelief, and becomes a real page turner. If you have not had the pleasure of reading this book, I believe that you are in for a treat.
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Summary: Parallel Universes & Quantum Mechanics
Review: This is James Hogan's best book in my opinion. I will be short. It's about the theory that all possible outcomes of events occur based upon their probability. In doing so parallel universes form as a result! So we have worlds where WWII never happened and competing futures try and alter the past to form NEW future universes more ameniable to those losing their power in what they feel is an unfavorable future. This book has time travelers going from 1976 America where President Kennedy sends them to go to the 1930s to try and alter the course of history to save mankind from the coming nuclear war with Nazi Europe. They can only go back so far because they only have a standard 1970s power facility and not the Fusion Power plants of the 21st century where the whole process was developed. From THAT 21st century meddlers from the future helped bring Hitler to power and cause the recession of the 1920s rise to the great depression. Hilter of course turns on his masters however. Eventually these travelers from a version 1976 facing Nazi Europe fights to cut off the 1930 Nazi gate to the their 21st century patrons. Great cameos for Edward Teller, Albert Einstien, and many other prominent politicians and scientists of the 1930s! Great read!
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