The Proteus Operation - Rambling Readers

English language

Published Feb. 11, 1996

ISBN:: 978-0-671-87757-6

(1 review)

The Proteus Operation is a science fiction alternate history novel written by James P. Hogan. The plot focuses on an Anglo-American team of soldiers and civilians sent back in time from the Nazi-dominated world of 1975 to prevent an Axis victory in World War II that was engineered by more advanced time travelers from the 21st century. Historical figures in the book include Isaac Asimov, Wilhelm Canaris, Winston Churchill, Duff Cooper, Anthony Eden, Albert Einstein, Enrico Fermi, Reinhard Heydrich, Adolf Hitler, Heinrich Himmler, John F. Kennedy, Frederick Lindemann, George Pegram, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Leo Szilard, and Edward Teller. Of these, only Asimov and Teller were still alive when the novel was published in 1985.

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Sean Randall reviewed The Proteus Operation by James P. Hogan

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4 stars

"Might I suggest that you begin at the beginning, wherever that may be in this bewildering chronological imbroglio, and proceed from there in whatever comes nearest to logical order?"

This was an incredibly intense novel, though not as thrilling as it might've been because of the practical inevitability of the ending. Nonetheless, the storming of the German stronghold was really good stuff and the whole concept well worth reading.