Characters in the Axis of Time Trilogy

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John Birmingham's Axis of Time trilogy features several major characters and many minor characters also.

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[edit] Admiral Phillip Kolhammer USN

Born in 1969, Admiral Kolhammer served in the First Gulf War and is the Commander of UNPROFLEET. He is an American of German extraction and Jewish ethnicity. By the Transition Act 1942, Admiral Kolhammer is the Commandant of the 'Zone

[edit] Brigadier Michael Barnes

Head of the Australian Contingent and Commanding Officer of the Second Cavalry, and the highest-ranked Army officer mentioned so far, Brigadier Barnes' billet was possibly the overall command of UNPROFLEET's Land Forces.

Brigadier Barnes was named after a long-time friend of Birmingham

[edit] Captain Karen Halabi RN

Deputy Commander of UNPROFLEET, CO of HMS Trident and Head of the British Contingent, she is half-British and half-Indian which leads to problems in 1942 Britain with many of the contemporary British military personnel to look down on her. Winston Churchill has however measured her by her successes and has become one of both her and UNPROFLEET's greatest supporters

[edit] General J. "Lonesome" Jones, USMC

CO of the 82nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Jones is a recipient of the Medal of Honor for rescuing the crew of an incapacitated M1A2 Abrams tank. He was married to a Frenchwoman who worked for Médecins Sans Frontières named Monique Danton. Her brother was a seaman assigned to the Robert Dessarix, and after it joined the German side, there was a backlash against Jones.

[edit] Captain Mike Judge USN

Executive Officer and later Captain of the USS Hillary Clinton, the Texan's next assignment is to take over production of fighter planes in the The Zone. After the Clinton's refit, Captain Judge was once again her Captain as she sailed into harm's way. During the interval between Designated Targets and Final Impact, Judge married the British Captain Karen Halabi.

[edit] Captain Jane Willet RAN

Captain Willet is the commander of the HMAS Havoc, the only submarine to come through with the fleet. She is known to have had a younger sister who was executed by Islamic Extremists in Indonesia whilst doing relief work.

[edit] Colonel HRH Prince Henry Charles Albert David "Harry" Windsor

Prince Harry is the commander of the British SAS detachment assigned to UNPROFLEET and third in line to the British Crown. After returning to the regiment at the reduced rank of Captain, Prince Harry was billeted to HMAS Havoc where he was captured by the Transition. He had the smoothest switch of the Multinational Taskforce, being placed on the Civil List as soon as his identity came to light.

[edit] Other characters

[edit] 21st Century Personnel

  • Major Margorie Francois USMC - United States Marine Corps
  • Captain Colin Steele USN — Captain, JDS Siranui
  • Colonel Michael Toohey — Australian 2nd Cavalry Regiment
  • Lt Colonel Nancy Viviani USMC — Production Chief to Admiral Kolhammer
  • Captain Maria O'Brien USMC, retired
  • Lt Commander James McTeale RN — Executive Officer HMS Trident
  • Lieutenant Willy Liao USN — Yeoman to Admiral Kolhammer
  • Sargent-Major Vivian St Clair — Regimental Sergeant-Major 22nd Regiment, British Army
  • Sargent-Major Aubrey Harrison — Sergeant Major, 82nd MEU
  • Chief Petty Officer Vincente Rogas — US Navy SEALs
  • Chief Petty Officer Roy Flemming RAN — CPO HMAS Havoc
  • Admiral Tony Kevin - Commander-in-Chief, United States Pacific Command
  • Sub-Lieutenant Phillipe Danton - Ranking Officer on Robert Dessaix
  • Lt Commander Conrad Gray RAN - Executive Officer, HMAS Havoc
  • Major Pavel Ivanov - Russian Federation Spetsnaz. On secondment to US Navy SEALS
  • Lieutenant Amanda Lohrey RAN - Intelligence Officer, HMAS Havoc

[edit] Contemporary Personnel

[edit] Allied Powers

[edit] The Axis

[edit] Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

[edit] Civilians

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