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World War II seethed across the planet. Hostilities spread in ever-widening circles of destruction. Then the real enemy arrived. Out of the skies came an inhuman invasion force, their weaponary overwhelming and with a simple goal: Fleetlord Atvar had arrived to claim Earth for the Empire.

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The second volume in the "WorldWar" series about alien invasion during World War II. This instalment finds the aliens advancing against Earth's cities, learning that the people of this "backward planet" are in fact highly adaptable. The story is full of the tragedy of everyday life in wartime

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The Axis powers and the Allies are locked in combat for control of the world, but suddenly their only chance for survival is to unite against alien invaders. Hitherto unthinkable tactics and weapons must be used - with horrific results. If the war ever stops, will there be any pieces to pick up?

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Alien beings invade the Earth in the middle of World War II, forcing Allied and Axis powers to cease their own fight and unite against this new enemy. As the aliens unleash nuclear weapons, humans resort to guerilla warfare, but is it necessary to destroy the Earth in order to save it?

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Twenty years after the Allied and Axis forces had united to repell marauding extraterrestrial invaders, the social unrest of the 1960s threatens to ignite global war, a situation that is further complicated by the arrival of an alien colonization fleet.

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The frustrated alien Lizards' conquest forces still struggle for control of Earth as more civilian colony ships arrive to claim Earth as their own.

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The Greater German Reich has finally been nuked to a standstill, Chinese Maoists still revolt against Lizard rule, Japan has atomic weapons, the Soviets are playing devious games under President Molotov, and the US has gained a foothold in space.

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In the WorldWar and Colonization series, an ancient, highly advanced alien species found itself locked in a bitter struggle with a distant, rebellious planet Earth. For those defending the Earth, this all-out war for survival supercharged human technology, made friends of foes, and turned allies into bitter enemies. With its extraordinary cast of characters; human, nonhuman, and some in between "Homeward Bound" is a fascinating contemplation of cultures, armies, and individuals in collision.

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