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After suffering ignominous defeat at the hands of the Soviet Union in December 1941, the Emperor has forcibly removed the militarists that saw his nation almost driven from the continent. With the Navy now dominating the cabinet, Japan's government cast its gaze southward, to the oil rich Dutch East Indies. Yamaguchi, as the new head of the \u003ci\u003eKido Butai\u003c\/i\u003e, must develop a plan that prevents American interference while simultaneously husbanding the Imperial Japanese Navy's strength for a single, great Decisive Battle.\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e R]ecommend ed] to anyone looking for a good war alternate history...\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003ci\u003eAmazing Stories, America's First Sci-Fi Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e**** THIS IS A COLLECTION FOR JAMES YOUNG'S USURPER'S WAR. 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Across the Pacific the Imperial Japanese Navy, flush with their recent victory, turns its gimlet eye towards the south and the ultimate prize for their Emperor: The Dutch East Indies.For Commander Jacob Morton and the other members of the Asiatic Fleet, the oncoming Japanese storm means that the U.S.S. Houston and her Allied companions must learn to fight against overwhelming odds against an enemy who claims the night as their own. In the skies above Houston and the other old, tired vessels of the ACDA Fleet, Flight Lieutenant Russell Wolford and his men attempt to employ the Allies' newest technology to even the odds. With full might of the Japanese Empire falling on them, the ACDA's soldiers, sailors, and marines must fight to hold the line long enough for reinforcements to come.On the Japanese side, the Dutch East Indies Campaign quickly becomes a maelstrom that they did not expect. Vice Admiral Yamaguchi, commander of the Kido Butai and victor of Hawaii, finds himself fighting to preserve the First Air Fleet's carrier wings rather than fritter them away in a battle of attrition. For even as brave pilots such as Lieutenant Isoro Honda and his fellow Shiden pilots cut a bloody swathe through their Allied counterparts, Yamaguchi realizes that his remaining carriers must prepare for one thing: The Decisive Battle.Collisions of the Damned is the continuation of the Usurper's War series. Picking up where Acts of War left off, this book contains even more relentless combat and breathless naval actions than its predecessor. 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I only know that if we head to Ceylon, and now, three hundred years of Royal Navy tradition will be broken by our failure.-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eVice Admiral Andrew Cunningham, commander of the Royal Navy Far Eastern Fleet\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAugust 1943\u003c\/b\u003e. It has been one year since Great Britain's monarchy was rent asunder by a broadside of \u003ci\u003eKriegsmarine\u003c\/i\u003e shells. For those forces remaining loyal to Queen Elizabeth II, the island of Ceylon is critical to the continued preservation of the British Empire. For with Ceylon, the Allies have a hope of choking off Axis oil supplies from the Persian Gulf. Without it, crude oil will flow unfettered to the Imperial Japanese war machine as it rampages across the Pacific. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLieutenant Commander Martin Baines\u003c\/b\u003e is familiar with the Imperial Japanese Navy's power. Nearly killed at the Battle of Hawaii a mere four months earlier, Baines is thrust into the role of liaison officer to the Royal Navy. Called to account for his superior's actions, Baines must walk the tight rope of remaining loyal to his own navy while attempting to save another.\u003cbr\u003eAboard the carrier \u003ci\u003eIllustrious\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003eCommander Servius Ellis\u003c\/b\u003e also strives to do his duty to Her Majesty. As the head of an experimental squadron, Ellis not only has to worry about the Japanese but also the very environment he operates in. For while the Japanese may not be able to hit what they cannot see in the darkness, the ocean never misses against the unwary. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFlight Lieutenant Venkata Singh\u003c\/b\u003e never expected to be at sea. 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