1945 (Conroy novel)
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| Author | Robert Conroy |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | alternate history |
| Publisher | Ballantine Books |
Publication date | May 29, 2007 |
| Media type | trade paperback |
| Pages | 432 |
| ISBN | 978-0-345-49479-5 |
| OCLC | 74916045 |
| 813/.54 22 | |
| LC Class | PS3553.O51986 A617 2007 |
1945 is a novel written in 2007 by Robert Conroy, the author of other alternate history novels, such as 1901 and 1862.
Plot summary
1945 depicts what could have happened if Japan's surrender in World War II had been successfully preempted by extremists, forcing U.S. President Harry S. Truman to order more atomic bombings and an invasion of the Japanese home islands, continuing the Pacific Campaign into early 1946. Features that are prominent throughout the book include the viewpoints of infighting among the Japanese officers responsible for the military coup of the Japanese government, the imprisonment and breakout of Hirohito, the vicious combat between Japanese and American units on Kyushu and their respective naval forces in the Pacific, the efforts behind enemy lines by intelligence officers and POWs, the death of Douglas MacArthur, the Soviet Union's extended involvement in Japan, and the mass protests in the US to end the war.
Literary significance and reception
Booklist said that 1945 was "realistic to the point of gruesomeness, 1945 recalls David Westheimer’s classic Lighter than a Feather."[1] Publishers Weekly said that Conroy explored the carnage of war through various viewpoints with "moving and thought provoking results".[2]
References
- ↑ Green, Roland (May 1, 2007). "1945". Booklist 103 (17): p. 69. ISSN 0006-7385.
- ↑ "1945". Publishers Weekly 254 (16): p. 31–32. April 16, 2007. ISSN 0000-0019.
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