War, peace, and the military

5 books

MercenaryMack Reynolds · 1962This 1962 novel chronicles Joe Mauser as an experienced veteran navigating the Vacuum Tube Transport recruiting line. He must manage a volatile situation among the hopeful recruits while facing a demanding Upper caste officer.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Navy DayHarry Harrison · 1958A 1958 satirical science fiction story by Harry Harrison in which the U.S. Army demonstrates a device that lets vehicles travel on water, seeks to abolish the Navy, and faces an unexpected naval counterattack in a escalating battle between the military branches.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Operation R.S.V.P.H. Beam Piper · 1951A 1951 satirical science fiction short story told through diplomatic correspondence between two rival future superpowers. Locked in a dispute over the Khakum River, they exchange thinly veiled missile threats while scientists from both nations mysteriously vanish, forcing a third party to intervene.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Measure of a ManRandall Garrett · 1960A 1960 science fiction short story in which a wounded crewman, sole survivor aboard a crippled human battleship, discovers his only lifeboat has been sabotaged and faces a fatal choice while at war with a hostile alien race.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The MercenariesH. Beam Piper · 1957A 1957 science fiction story by H. Beam Piper, originally published in Astounding Science Fiction in 1950. It follows Duncan MacLeod, leader of an independent research team working on a Moon rocket project in a divided 1965 world, as he hunts a traitor leaking secrets from within.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية