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There Will Be War Volume X eBook Jerry Pournelle Larry Niven Ben Bova Gregory Benford David VanDyke Martin van Creveld Phillip E Pournelle Doug Beason

Download As PDF : There Will Be War Volume X eBook Jerry Pournelle Larry Niven Ben Bova Gregory Benford David VanDyke Martin van Creveld Phillip E Pournelle Doug Beason

There Will Be War Volume X eBook Jerry Pournelle Larry Niven Ben Bova Gregory Benford David VanDyke Martin van Creveld Phillip E Pournelle Doug Beason

A long time ago, on the other side of the world, a young enlisted Navy guy found a well-used copy of There Will Be War in his ship's library and was hooked. Speculative fiction mixed with fact, with lots of skull sweat invested; Jerry Pournelle had put together stories that explained the present and fired my imagination for the future.

Volume 10, the latest There Will Be War, is worthy to stand with the best of that series. Mil-sf doesn't get better than this.


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There Will Be War Volume X eBook Jerry Pournelle Larry Niven Ben Bova Gregory Benford David VanDyke Martin van Creveld Phillip E Pournelle Doug Beason Reviews

I have a rule not to let the politics of a person determine whether or not I do business with them. Vox Day, owner of Castalia House, tends to test that rule to the fullest. Having said that, I've been a fan of Jerry Pournelle for a long time, and am glad to see the "There Will Be War" series back on the shelves, if only electronically.

The concept of the anthology is a collection of short stories and short non-fiction about future war. It includes a lot of original stuff and some reprints, and tends to be quality stuff. Here are a few of the specific items I found noteworthy

The Man Who Wasn't There by Gregory Benford is a near-future reflection on anti-terrorism. Gripping and plausible.

The 4GW Counterforce is a non-fiction discussion of the type of troops needed to fight 4th Generation Warfare. It was interesting, although I will eventually write my magnum opus on 4th GW which (spoiler alert) will say it's just a rehash of fighting the Plains Indians of the 1800s.

Battle Station by Ben Bova - one of the tropes of old-school SF is a World Government, controlling by threat of orbital nuclear annihilation. The question is who controls the bombs? Bova has a gripping answer.

The War Memorial by Allen M. Steele is a short and poignant piece, and reminds us that war is always terrible.

War and Migration by Martin van Creveld is a cranky little piece of non-fiction arguing that every migration of people in history was the same as warfare. It's notable in that Creveld, a migrant to Israel writing for an American audience, exempts from his review certain migrations.

Flashpoint Titan by Cheah Kai Wai is refreshing in that the heroes of the story aren't primarily Americans.

The Fourth Fleet by Russell Newquist I found irritating for a couple of reasons. The first, which jumped out at me immediately, was the "United States Space Navy" - an entity with no historical explanation or support. The second, which to be fair was a bit of fridge logic, had to do with the big surprise at the end regarding the number of pirates.

Among Thieves by Poul Anderson is a reprint, but a classic of the genre. Essentially, two planets, call them Army Planet and Space Fleet Planet, have been at war for centuries - a war neither can fully win. Earth has been content to let them fight each other to the last of their men. Then an Army Planet leader has a better idea.
Overall this is a really good read. As another reviewer pointed out, one of the weakest stories is by Larry Niven, which was disappointing (maybe he was rushing to meet a deadline? If you are thinking of buying this only to get another tale of known space think twice) Sometimes the writing is a little too young-adult for my tastes, and there are places where "Captain Handsome Venturesome arched his manly eyebrows as he toggled the control panel and launched 124 Mark XXI hunter seekers against the dread Glominoid destroyer which countered with a salvo of 532 micro-missile interceptors..." repeated over and over, can get old. There is no accounting for taste.

But overall a good read. Certainly for the price and the variety of authors it's a bargain.
I'm delighted to see this masterful series is back again, now addressing the issues of the 21st century. Dr. Pournelle's introductions alone are worth the price of the book; stories by A-list authors such Poul Anderson, Gregory Benford and Larry Niven and essays by noted military experts like William S. Lind and Martin van Creveld make it the bargain of the year.

Bravo, and when can we look forward to volume XI?
This is the last volume in the late Jerry Pournelle's long running series, There Will be War. Volume IX was published in 1990. Jerry said that the series had originally ended when the Cold War did, but the return of great power politics with Russia and China made it relevant again. It has sold well over the years, if Jerry had lived longer, I imagine more volumes would have been forthcoming.

This volume is just as good as any of the previous installments. One major change is that China is featured as the bête noire instead of Russia, but otherwise the basic structure remains the same short science fiction with a military focus is interspersed with non-fiction essays on military topics, all of it woven together with short introductions by Jerry.

There were some great stories in this volume. Standouts for me were "Flashpoint Titan" by Cheah Kai Wai, "The Fourth Fleet" by Russell Newquist, "Among Thieves" by Poul Anderson, and '"Fly-by-Night"' by Larry Niven. All the stories in this volume were good, which makes it hard to pick my favorites, so I go by the ones that stick in my memory the best.

In particular, Larry Niven's contribution astonished me with how dense it was. Larry managed to pack so much detail into every sentence that I had a little trouble keeping up. I found myself scanning back every so often to make sure I hadn't missed something interesting. I often had. I hadn't previously considered getting into Known Space or the Man-Kzin Wars, but now I want to.

I've found a number of great authors via their contributions to this series, for example Gordon Dickson. In this case, I was already familiar with Larry's books with Jerry Pournelle, but I only kind of liked The Magic Goes Away, the only solo Niven book I've read. Looking back at my review, I wrote it up better than I remember it. Thanks to this collection, I'm willing to give Niven's other books a chance. Which is after all the point of short stories; they give you a chance to try authors out rapidly, and see who you might like to read more.

I think this volume continues a great tradition, and it has some great stories in it. I'd recommend it to anyone who likes any of the authors who contributed, fans of military science fiction, and anyone who likes a cracking good yarn. You should be able to find something you like.
A long time ago, on the other side of the world, a young enlisted Navy guy found a well-used copy of There Will Be War in his ship's library and was hooked. Speculative fiction mixed with fact, with lots of skull sweat invested; Jerry Pournelle had put together stories that explained the present and fired my imagination for the future.

Volume 10, the latest There Will Be War, is worthy to stand with the best of that series. Mil-sf doesn't get better than this.