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There Will Be War Volume X by [Pournelle, Jerry, Niven, Larry, Bova, Ben, Benford, Gregory, VanDyke, David, van Creveld, Martin, Pournelle, Phillip E., Doug Beason]
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  • File Size: 3713 KB
  • Print Length: 401 pages
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  • Publisher: Castalia House (December 18, 2015)
  • Publication Date: December 18, 2015
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  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B019KYLOKQ
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5.0 out of 5 starsClassic great SciFi with a military theme braced by insightful essays on contemporary military issues. Buy it!
By Fred Reitberger on December 20, 2015
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In a nutshell, Jerry Pournelle has collected a cornucopia of great military SciFi, fascinating military history and great current military analysis. It has something for everyone. The stories move quickly and draw the reader into the experience. A number of them left me ready to jump up and cheer for the good guys. Others seemed so prophetic and applicable to today and the near tomorrow that the writers must have a time machine hidden away. I will be thinking about a few of them for a long time.

Solid, well written, great characters and stories that put the fun back into science fiction. The history and opinion pieces are timely. This is a book you will read more then once.
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5.0 out of 5 starsGreat read.
By Daniel Shaw on December 20, 2015
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This is my first exposure to this series, and I find this installment intriguing. I found the preface of this book quite striking. As one who is not old enough to remember the end of the Cold War, let alone the period itself, the only perspective I have on either is the writings and recollections of those who write it. I do, however, vividly recollect 9/11, and wrote an opinion piece on the Iraq War for my school newspaper. Sadly, even both of these seem far and distant from the rise of ISIS and the current migrant crisis gripping the West. In light of this, whenever I see writings proclaiming the fall of the USSR to be "The End of History," I feel a mix of disgust and perhaps a bit of pity at their jubilantly naive claims to world peace. In contrast to the experiences of many of my generation, their wild claims seem a kind of cruel joke. As noted therein, there WILL be war... all that changes is how it is waged.

I found the non-fiction to be very insightful. In particular, the chapter on migration and war, written by the esteemed Martin van Creveld, was a take on migration that is not often seen today, and is perhaps the most important conversation that can be had in modern geopolitics. Two interesting topics also covered were the discussion of both light infantry and the importance of navies controlling littoral(shoreline) areas, which are more closely related than I would have otherwise thought. Both underline the fact that maximizing firepower often comes at the expense of essential aspects of a particular military action.

The fiction portion was a refreshing look at military SF. I admittedly do not read much in the way of that sub-genre, but I greatly enjoyed what I saw here. I felt a wide emotional range in reading the various stories.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsA Worthy Successor
By Justin Bischel on December 21, 2015
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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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5.0 out of 5 starsGreat stories that will keep the pages turning
By Matthew on December 20, 2015
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This book is an absolute blast. A collection of short stories all of which have a military sci-fi theme, the stories themselves trend towards the top in terms of writing and story telling. They run the gamut from being written in 2015 to having been first published in 1957 yet the writing is done so well that the age of some of the stories is not apparent and they feel fresh and crisp even today.
For me the real gems are the bits of non-fiction writing dispersed throughout the book. These nuggets of gold come from those who have a deep understanding of the challenges the modern world faces and they state their case for what they believe needs to be done in order for an advanced military to successfully meet those threats.
All in all this book is a great read and a lot of fun, I highly recommend it for anyone who has an interest in either military or science fiction.
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5.0 out of 5 starsI'm delighted to see this masterful series is back again
By Jeffery A Elkins on December 21, 2015
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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?
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5.0 out of 5 starsA Real Blast
By anonymous on December 21, 2015
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There Will Be War, Volume X is a rich, highly varied collection of military science fiction and non-fiction. Exciting, at times beautiful, and always thought-provoking, the fiction explores the moral, political, martial, and technological implications of a wide range of fascinating possibilities including genetically selective viruses, remotely operated battle armor, naval crises on the scale of our solar system, and millennia of intergalactic migration. The non-fiction places this far-seeing speculation on firm ground. As the essays show, these envisioned futures are at once echoes of the ancient past and strikingly plausible extrapolations of the very real challenges we face today. As we grapple with rapidly advancing technology, the evolution of warfare, and the concomitant complexity of international politics, the conclusion appears inescapable: there will be war.

Well balanced and ideally paced, each piece draws the reader to the next, each with fresh insights and much food for thought. All the while, themes repeat contrapuntally throughout the volume, creating a nicely integrated whole. Recommended for all literate Anglophones.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Good read

Published 25 days ago by Art Welling
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

A thought-provoking collection of short stories about future conflicts with a number of interesting parallels to current issues.

Published 4 months ago by Clayton Christenson
4.0 out of 5 starsFour Stars

Following the best traditions of sci-fi, illuminating possible futures of humanity, without the social justice lecture.

Published 4 months ago by Tim Burke
5.0 out of 5 starsLooking forward to There Will Be War XI!

Up to the old standard of the There Will Be War series, that is among the very best. I was entertained and informed.

Published 5 months ago by Thomas.
4.0 out of 5 starsA nice collection of military SF and complementary essays

A nice collection of military SF and complementary essays. My favorite fiction were Flashpoint: Titan (Wai), What Price Humanity (Van Dyke), Last Show (Harrington), and Seven Kill... Read more

Published 8 months ago by Bill Scott
3.0 out of 5 starsMediocre stories, with heavy handed lecturing on political opinions.

This series get more and more political and the writing quality of the stories degrades. The best stories were reprints of older stories. Read more

Published 9 months ago by David G
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Excellent, thought provoking, though a little too heavy on air and space.

Published 9 months ago by jqd
5.0 out of 5 starsExcellent reprise of an excellent series

You know how you remember some series as being great, but after a long hiatus, the series resumes and it's just not as good as you remembered it was? Read more

Published 9 months ago by Susan C.
5.0 out of 5 starsBrilliant collection of science and fiction

Jerry Pournelle is a great author and fine human being. His There will be war series of years past has returned with new, modern and exciting articles and stories that ponder the... Read more

Published 10 months ago by T. Tucker
4.0 out of 5 starsPretty good military science fiction anthology

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... Read more

Published 10 months ago by VJ7

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