On Mon, 29 Mar 2004 13:29:05 +0100, Robert Mills <robert.mills@windsong-
services.co.uk> wrote:
>Greetings to the -L,
>
>Having seen the breadth of OT (and non-OT) topics posted on this list I
have
>decided to solicit your help in my search.
>
>The author in question has written at least 2 novels and numerous short
>stories based in an alternate universe/timeline. In the world he has
>created, everything is just as it is in our own world until January 1,
2009.
>On that date, a devastating conventional World War begins when Chinese and
>Indian armies make a surprise attack into Siberia. Within months of this
>initial attack, overwhelming numbers of 'Asian Powers' forces conquer
Russia
>and the Middle East, dig in solidly in Eastern Europe, and then invade
North
>America via the Bering Straight into Alaska. From Alaska, they drive
>southward, through Canada and into the continental United States before
>finally being stopped at the Columbia River in Washington. From there, they
>swing east, crossing Snoqualmie Pass, taking Spokane, and then turning
>south, where they are halted again, after a particularly vicious fight
>termed 'The Battle of Viola', in a broad line in Southern Idaho. From
there,
>the war enters a long period of stalemate, with millions dying on both
>sides, but neither are able to force the other back. The stalemate is
>finally broken when the Western Hemisphere forces (as the allied armies are
>called) develop practical anti-tank and anti-aircraft lasers, allowing them
>blast a hole in the lines and slowly push the Asian Powers back to Asia.
>
>I hope that there is enough information supplied above to jog somebody's
>memory.
>
>regards,
>
>Robert W.Mills
>Systems Development Manager
>Windsong Services
>(01689) 870622 x3005
>
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L. Ron Hubbard ??
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