Dispatches From Valhalla

<p><strong><em>But now and again the traveler reaches eminences where he sees...the deathless deeds of the great who have passed to Valhalla...</em> - George S. Patton</strong></p><p>This collection contains What ifs... of military alternate history so daring their heroes would be welcomed into any warriors' hall:</p><p><br></p><ol><li data-list=bullet><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span>Stand on the deck of the H.M.S. <em>Illustrious</em> off the Falkland Islands as the Royal Navy sails into the first carrier battle since 1945 in Fate of the Falklands</li><li data-list=bullet><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span>In The Lightnings and the Cactus see what happens when an unfortunate heart attack leads to P-38 <em>Lightnings</em> arriving at Henderson Field in October 1942</li><li data-list=bullet><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span>Ride with M-18 <em>Hellcats</em> as they come to the aid of Task Force Smith in Mr. Dewey's Tank Corps</li><li data-list=bullet><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span>Finally witness Vice Admiral Lee's Task Force 34 clash with the Imperial Japanese Navy's Center Force in the novella <em>Wonder No More</em>.</li></ol><p><br></p><p>Ten years after the <em>Acts of War</em>'s publications long-term <em>Usurper's War</em> readers will also be thrilled to find two entries in James Young's signature universe:</p><p><br></p><ol><li data-list=bullet><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span>Winifred the origin story in which a lost RAF bomber crew jettisons their payload...and changes history</li><li data-list=bullet><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span><em>The Victorious Meeting</em> a novella that not only tells the story of the Royal Navy's actions in <em>Against the Tide Imperial</em> but sets the stage for <em>A Feather Upon the Waves</em> the final novel in the series.</li></ol><p><br></p><p>Whether you're a new alternate history fan or an experienced traveler of the multiverse you'll find great tales within <em>Dispatches from Valhalla</em>. So grab the proverbial mead horn erm beverage of choice and prepared to be regaled once more by tales of battles that never were...but could have been.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Note: This is a collection of reprinted stories from anthologies and novellas that James Young has published since 2019. They have been placed in this single volume for your entertainment and ease of discovery.</strong></p>