The final battles of the war unfold in the West as the Allies plan to fight their way into the dread Hurtgen Forest, assault the Westwall to encircle Aachen, cross the Roer, and marshal on the banks of the mighty river Rhine. But in the midst of all these operations the Germans unleash their Panzer reserve in a major operation, code named Rhinelander, hoping to buy time and unhinge the Allied advance. Their objective is to encircle and destroy Patton’s 3rd Army, but they soon realize they may have bitten off more than they can chew.

   Cover to cover action presents all the battles that ended the war in the West, Hurtgenwald, Grenade, Lumberjack, Wacht Am Rhein, and finally Operations Plunder and Varsity as the Allies leap across the last great German defensive barrier to try and end the war.

   As this final volume of the alternate history of WWII concludes, all the major characters are poised to make their return journey to 2021, where they soon find another war, equally vast and deadly, simmers at the edge of the fire. As it continues into Season 6, the Kirov Series now returns to its roots, with all the action seen through the eyes of the officers and crew of the mighty ship that started it all, Kirov.

Kirov Saga: 40
Rhinelander

By
John Schettler

Part I – Logistics
Part II – Gladiators
Part III – Prelude to Disaster
Part IV – Rhinelander
Part V – Buying Time
Part VI – Better Late Than Never
Part VII – Nordland
Part VIII– Uppercut
Part IX – Across the Roer
Part X – East Wind
Part XI – Plunder
Part XII – Downfall

Afterword: Homecoming

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The Kirov Audio Book Fundraising Project

Perhaps the closest we will ever get to a movie version of Kirov will be a professional audio book project, and this is now on the radar screen. The expense required to do it right, hiring enough voice talent to bring the characters to life, has prompted us to see if readers might support this project through a “Go Fund Me” campaign to offer the first three volumes of the Kirov Series  as audiobooks. We’re trying to raise $25,000 to do this, and here are the different levels where you can contribute to help make the project a reality.

Support us at the $20 level as a way to say “Thanks” to the author for delivering 40 volumes of this incredible series with such dedication, and also get a sales code that will deliver a free kindle version of a coming book from the final season of the series.
Support us at the $50 level and receive any single volume of the Kirov Series you designate as a book, personally autographed by the author.
Support us at the $100 level and receive a free copy of one  finished audiobook in either digital or CD format, and an autographed copy of that same novel in book form.
Support us at the $200 level and receive the opening trilogy of the  Series as finished audio books when complete, including all three autographed paperbacks.
Support us at the $500 level and receive all three audiobooks as above and also any single 8 volume season of the Kirov Series as paperbacks signed by the author.
Support us at the $1000 level and receive all three audiobooks and also the entire first 40 volumes of the Kirov Series, with each one autographed by the author.

TO DONATE and SUPPORT THE PROJECT :
https://www.gofundme.com/kirov-series-audiobook-project

Browse the seasons to see the epic scope and detail of this series. View video book trailers, battle maps, and learn about the history and battles covered, on land, air and sea.

Kirov- Jan 2012
Cauldron of Fire
Pacific Storm
Men Of War
9 Days Falling
Fallen Angels
Devil’s Garden
Armageddon

Altered States - Nov 2013
Darkest Hour - Jan 2014
Hinge of Fate - Mar 2014
Three Kings - May 2014
Grand Alliance - Jul 2014
Hammer of God - Sep 2014
Crescendo of Doom - Nov 2014
Paradox Hour - Jan 2014

Doppelganger - Mar 2015
Nemesis - May 2015
Winter Storm - Jul 2015
Tide of Fortune - Sep 2015
Knight’s Move - Nov 2015
Turning Point - Jan 2016
Steel Reign - Mar 2016
Second Front  - May 2016

Tigers East! Jul 2016
Thor’s Anvil - Sep, 2016
1943 - Nov, 2016
Lions at Dawn - Jan, 2017
Stormtide Rising - Mar, 2017
Ironfall - May 2017
Nexus Deep - Jul 2017
Prime Meridian- Oct 2017

Prime Meridian Oct 2017
Event Horizon - Dec 2017
Dragonfall - Feb 2018
1944 - Apr 2018
The Tempest - Jun 2018
Breakout - Aug 2018
Starfall - Oct 2018
Rhinelander - Dec 2018

“...Lose yourself in a world riveted with exacting detail, top notch historical research, a narrative style that is utterly captivating, with characters and dialog that keep you glued to every page. The Kirov Series is a masterpiece, by a master story teller in love with this history. The author presents a world as real and visceral as the war he is writing about, and when that history alters in the whirlwind of Kirov’s many battles, the outcomes are completely convincing... This series sets a new standard for alternate history military fiction that is simply unsurpassed. Its scale and scope is simply awesome! ...”

Read about all the major Characters, the officers and Crew of the battlecruiser Kirov

SPECIAL EDITION:  Keyholder’s Saga, Volume 1

With its roots first penned in Season 1 of the Kirov Series, the Author has opened with those 6 chapters here and then added 30 more all new chapters to present volume 1 in the Keyholder’s Saga. Follow Sir Roger Ames through a hidden passage beneath Lindisfarne that takes him to the eve of the Battle of Waterloo. There he engages with a long time rival and nemesis, one Jean Michel Fortier, as the two men, both having knowledge of history’s verdict on this campaign, now struggle to change the outcome to suit their own liking.
This book is a complete stand-alone novel, and new readers do not need to have any knowledge of the Kirov Series books to enjoy it.

BATTLE BOOKS:  Kirov Series Battle Books

Get all the action on fronts you are most interested in with Kirov Series Special Edition Battle books! With chapters extracted from volumes throughout the series, these extended length editions present about 500 pages of action dedicated to a specific theater of the war.  Foxbane, covers all the action in the desert war as Rommel battles O’Connor and Montgomery in North Africa, and continues in Foxbane II. Vendetta Presents every chapter dedicated to the long running duel between Karpov and Volkov, and all the airship and related ground battles over Ilanskiy. Roll of Thunder presents the Pacific War, Vol. I,  from Pearl Harbor to the Invasion of Java, which continues in Sea of Fire.

New to the Kirov Series? Take advantage of this special promotional price and get the exciting opening trilogy, 3 full length novels , over 1000 pages of riveting naval fiction for just $9.99

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