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Kirov III PACIFIC STORM By John Schettler

“The death of God left the angels in a strange position.”

~ Donald Barthelme

“On the sea the boldest steer but where their ports invite;

But there are wanderers o’er Eternity

Whose bark drives on and on,

and anchor’d ne’er shall be.”

~ Byron: Childe Harold III.lxx.

Author’s Note:

This a novel presenting an alternate history of WWII as a result of variations in the historical timeline caused by the presence of the battlecruiser Kirov and its actions in Volumes I and II of this series. Events depicted, however are well underpinned with good historical research.

While the ship and crew of the Russian battlecruiser Kirov are of my own making, every other ship and character mentioned, from the highest officers on down to the lowest able seaman or pilot, is a historical figure, placed in the roles and locations where they served during the action describe.