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The last great battle of the Second World War was fought on the island of Okinawa; situated about three-hundred miles south-west of the Japanese mainland it is bordered by the China Sea on the west and the vast Pacific Ocean to the east. On a map, the island resembles a large pod full of irregular peas, lying at an angle pointing north-east. The Allied forces had been battling the Japanese Empire in the Pacific War since 1941, flattening island after island for three and a half years. Now, it was Okinawa''s turn. The Japanese engineers had scarred the paradise by building three major airfields, affording a tempting morsel for the American juggernaut and a strategic entry point to Japan itself. On 1 April 1945, ironically April Fool''s Day and Easter Sunday, the invasion of Okinawa began. Thousands of warships and aircraft appeared, dumping tons of high explosives on the pristine little island. Tens of thousands of American infantrymen stormed their beaches. Within the flick of an eyelash the quaint little villages were reduced to rubble. The beautiful fields of rice and sugar cane looked as though a giant heavenly shotgun had blasted them into a quagmire of mud and broken debris. Many of the riflemen who survived the flames of combat in the south were sent north and allowed to mingle with these gracious people, This story belongs to them.
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Issue 16 has a variety of tales. It's really quite interesting.
Häftad, Engelska, 2026
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"e;Alice's Place"e; By Bethanne Kim - A fascinating exploration of the changes Grantville creates in the new time line. In the original up-time world the historical Alice Blower was a celebrated midwife who was persecuted for performing her life saving work. The author has taken this outspoken personage and brought her to brilliant life in Grantville where her expertise is highly valued and she is given the opportunity to do much more good than she ever dreamed of."e;Have Rosary, Will Travel"e; By Iver P. Cooper - Joseph has found an unusual way to make a living, undertaking religious pilgrimages on the behalf of wealthy clients. This has led him to travel extensively across Europe and the Holy Land. Now his path will lead him to a strange new destination, the time-space displaced town of Grantville!"e;The Breitenfeld Extraction"e; by David Hankins - The adventures of Dominik the Brezelgeist, and his newfound love, master spy Hildegard, continue as they are hunted across the rural German landscape by an unrelenting Jäger tasked to wreak vengeance on them! Their flight takes an unexpected detour as they are driven to help someone who is in even greater trouble than they are!"e;Ride For The Outfit"e; by Sarah R. Hays - Transplanted Texan and expert horse wrangler Alyse must head out on a solo mission to save her stolen horses from a band of thieves. Along the way she is joined by Katharina, a constable's wife who has lost family to the despicable kidnappers. Outnumbered and outgunned, can their daring rescue succeed against such bad odds?"e;At The Mouth Of The Mekong"e; by Garrett W. Vance - At long last, the Japanese refugees unrightously driven from their homes in Ayutthaya are reunited with their rescuer and benefactor, the Dutch merchant Captain Blom. The fleet that will carry them to a new life in Grantville is forming up in the South China Sea, making last minute preparations before setting out on the long and dangerous voyage."e;The North Atlantic Net"e; by Jack Carroll - Radios are one of the most important technologies Grantville has carried with it from the future. The difficulties and triumphs of communicating by radio across the world of the new timeline are expertly explored in fascinating detail, so tune in!"e;Bang Versus Twang in North America"e; by John Deakins - The finer points of this explosive subject are laid out in detail- when it's shooting time, what's the best weapon to be packing? The various types of bows and firearms have advantages and disadvantages, but the one thing for sure is- don't bring a sword to this fight!
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The cover story from this issue is set in the Mughal subplot of 1632 to celebrate the upcoming August release of 1637: Pilgrim's Passage.When the Bell Went Silent - Griffin Barber and Chuck ThompsonA Break In the Clouds - George McClellan GrantRumors on the Rialto - Jack CarrollShut Up and Train More - Owain AlexanderWho Killed Snow White, Part 1 - Pascal DurandThrough the Eyes of a Canine - Cray Dimensional"e;Bell and Rope"e; By Chuck Thompson & Griffin Barber - The USE has made a staunch ally of Sultan Dara Shikoh, ruler of India's Mughal Empire, a land rich in resources the space-time-displaced Americans badly need and are willing to trade up-time technology for. John Ennis, a road works crew chief with a score of talents and the sultan have become close friends, brothers in arms. The sultan has tasked John with helping construct a fleet of timberclad warships to protect the empire's coasts and rivers from various threats, but one enemy, an ancient and insidious evil, has plans to thwart that effort with violence!"e;A Break In The Clouds"e; By George McClellan Grant - The people of Grantville face many challenges in their new existence, and quickly identify one that has far reaching impact on nearly every aspect of their lives. Efforts begin to tackle this problem using up-time know-how, but it turns out to be a group of brilliant down-timers who make accomplishing the critical task of weather prediction possible."e;Rumors On The Rialto"e; By Jack Carroll - Various European powers have begun to notice that the USE has a strange knack for gaining access to important information at a great distance much more rapidly than a pigeon could carry it. They are aware that the new science of radio is part of that equation, but it seems there is more to it than the Americans are telling them. Retired Venetian physician and Grantville trained ham radio operator Dottore Cosimo van Castre may prove to be the man with the answers."e;Shut Up and Train More"e; By Owain Alexander - The Grantville County Volunteer Fire Department is small, and needs new equipment they can never get, but it's full of heart and determination despite all the setbacks. These dedicated men and women are the humble real life heroes who will go against all odds to keep the people safe, when disaster strikes they are always the first to arrive."e;Who Killed Snow White"e; By Pascal Durand - While young Prince Georg Friedrich of Waldeck found Grantville's many miraculous features fascinating, nothing astounded him more than learning his great-great-grand-aunt Margaretha von Waldeck was famed in their literature, having provided the real life model for the legendary Snow White, a story distorted by time and perhaps subterfuge. Now the prince feels it his duty to separate the myth from the truth, embarking on a quest to learn his ancestor's true fate."e;Through The Eyes Of A Canine"e; By Cray Dimensional - Young Hilde flees an angry mob of villagers with her faithful dog Bruno. She has been accused of burning a neighbor's wheat field, but the voices in her head can't agree if she is innocent or not! Hilde will surely be burned as a witch, but fortunately the town of Grantville lays in her path and she will find her answers there, along with the help and understanding she so desperately needs.