Designated targets. John Birmingham. 2005.

The nightmare of the Transition has pitched a whole world into chaos, as the great powers of 1942 scramble to build the weapons of tomorrow.

But the military crisis is only one part of a ruptured history.

Awareness of the future is sweeping the globe. And many of the people of 1942 are split between desire for the freedoms their descendants enjoy, and fear of the society which awaits them. Then Japan invades Australia, foreign agents begin a campaign of terror in the USA, and Germany prepares for an all-out attack on Britain.

The 21st-century forces must resort to the most extreme measures yet nd face a future rife with possibilities - all of them apocalyptic.