John Birmingham 
Captain of the Gate 

John Birmingham, a worldwide bestselling author, with a fabulous story in the 'Without Warning’ trilogy. A 'What if’ story of the Cold War … a small piece of alternate history of the period told via a biography of one of its players, Lieutenant Branch Mc Kinnon, an adventurer in a different post-WWII world of American isolationism. this alternate history from a very popular and bestselling Australian writer gives the reader a different perspective on history and where we are now!