Harry Turtledove
In the Balance
(Worldwar-1)
DRAMATIS PERSONAE
(Characters with names in CAPS are historical, others fictional)
Aloysius captive in Fiat, Indiana
ANIELEWICZ, MORDECHAI guerrilla leader in the Warsaw ghetto
Arenswald, Michael engineer Heavy Artillery Battalion Dora
Bagnall, George flight engineer in RAF bomber crew
Bauer, Klaus hull gunner in Heinrich Jager’s tank
Becker, Karl engineer Heavy Artillery Battalion Dora
Bell, Douglas bomb-aimer in RAF bomber crew
BOR-KOMOROWSKI, TADEUSZ general, Polish Home Army
Brodsky, Nathan Jewish laborer at Warsaw airport
Burkett, Dr. biology professor at University of Chicago.
Chase, Otto cement plant worker at Dixon, Illinois
CHURCHILL, WINSTON prime minister of Great Britain
Collins, Colonel U.S. Army officer
COMPTON, ARTHUR supervisor, University of Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory
Daniels Pete “Mutt” manager, Decatur Commodores (I–I-I League)
Daphne barmaid at the White Horse Inn, Dover, England.
David child of Jewish fighter, Warsaw
Doi, Colonel Japanese interrogator of Teerts
Donlan, Kevin U.S. Army private in Naperville, Illinois
Embry, Ken pilot of RAF bomber crew
FERMI, ENRICO nuclear physicist at the University of Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory
Finkelstein, Sam doctor
Fiore, Bobby second baseman, Decatur Commodores (I–I-I League)
Fuchs, Stefan loader in Heinrich Jager’s tank
Goldfarb, David RAF radarman in Dover England
Gorbunova, Ludmila Red Air Force pilot
Gordon captive in Fiat, Indiana
GROVES, LESLIE U.S. Army colonel
HITLER, ADOLF German Fuhrer
Hocker, Maximilian lieutenant colonel, German Army, Paris
HULL, CORDELL U.S. secretary of state
Jacobi, Nathan BBC newsreader
Jager, Heinrich major Sixteenth Panzer Division
Jones, Jerome RAF radarman in Dover England
Karpov, Feofan Red Air Force colonel
Kasherina, Yevdokia Red Air Force pilot
Kobayashi, Lieutenant-Colonel Japanese interrogator of Teerts
Kraniinov, Viktor Red Army lieutenant colonel in Moscow
Lane, Edward “Ted” radioman in RI4F bomber crew
Larssen, Barbara graduate student in medieval literature; Jens’ wife
Larssen, Jens nuclear physicist, University of Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory
Leah Jewish fighter in Warsaw
Lejb Jew in Hrubieszow, Poland
Lidov, Boris NKVD lieutenant colonel, Moscow
Liu Han Chinese peasant woman
Marie captive in Fiat, Indiana
MARSHALL, GEORGE U.S. Army Chief of Staff
Max Jew who survived Babi Yar; Soviet partisan
MOLOTOV, VYACHESLAV foreign commissar of the USSR
Okamoto, Major Japanese interpreter and interrogator of Teerts
Old Sun tailor in China
PATTON, GEORGE U.S. Army major general
Pavlyuchenko, Kliment kolkhoz (collective farm) headman in the Ukraine
Popova, Yelena Red Air Force major
RIBBENTROP, JOACHIM VON German foreign minister
Riecke, Ernst captain, Sixteenth Panzer Division
Risberg, Buck soldier in Aurora, illinois
Rodney captive in Fiat, Indiana
Russie, Moishe ex-medical student in the Warsaw ghetto
Russie, Reuven Moishe Russie ‘s son
Russie, Rivka Moishe Russie’s wife
Sal captive in Fiat, Indiana
Sanders, Charlie black man feeding soldiers in Naperville, Illinois
Schmidt, Dieter driver of Heinrich Jager’s tank
Schneider, Sergeant U.S. Army recruiting sergeant
Schultz, Georg gunner of Heinrich Jager’s tank
Sebring, Gerald nuclear physicist, University of Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory
Simpkin, Joe rear gunner in RAF bomber crew
SKORZENY, OTTO SS Hauptsturmfuhrer
Spiegel, Michael German Army lieutenant colonel in Satu Mare, Romania
Stansfield, Roger Royal Navy commander; CO of HMS Seanymph
Sullivan, Joe pitcher Decatur Commodores (I–I-I League)
Sylvia barmaid at the White Horse Inn, Dover England
SZILARD, LEO nuclear physicist, University of Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory
THOMSEN, HANS German ambassador to the United States
Thomsen, Pete reporter on the Rockford Courier-Journal
TOGO, SHIGENORI Japanese foreign minister
Tompkins, Charlie mechanic in Strasburg, Ohio
Virgil sailor on the merchant ship Caledonia
Wagner, Eddie U.S. Army private near Delphi, Indiana
Whyte, Alf navigator in RAF bomber crew
Yeager, Sam outfielder Decatur Commodores (I–I-I League)
Yi Min Chinese apothecary
Yossel Jewish fighter in Poland
ZINN, WALT nuclear physicist, University of Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory
Atvar fleetlord, invasion fleet
Breltan radar technician, 67th Emperor Sohrheb
Drefsab intelligence operator on Atvar’s staff
Erewlo subleader, communications section
Feneress shiplord-member of Straha’s faction
Gefron killercraft pilot, flight leader
Gnik outpost commander at Fiat, Indiana
Hassov shiplord-member of Kirel’s faction
Horrep shiplord-member of Straha’s faction
Kirel shiplord, 127th Emperor Hetto
Krefak missile battery officer
Krentel landcruiser commander
Mozzten shiplord based in U.S.A.
Relek shiplord 16th Emperor Osjess
Relhost assault force commander in attack on Chicago
Ristin soldier captured by U.S. Army
Rolvar killercraft pilot
Shonar shiplord-member of Straha’s faction
Ssofeg prison-camp official in China
Straha shiplord 206th Emperor Yower
Svallah artillery supervisor in the attack on Chicago
Teerts killercraft pilot, flight leader
Telerep landcruiser gunner
Tessrek senior psychologist
Ullhass soldier captured by U.S. Army
Ussmak landcruiser driver
Votal landcruiser commander