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|    Gordon D. Pusch to Bob Martin    |
|    Re: Future Space War    |
|    14 Apr 04 09:38:21    |
      XPost: sci.military.moderated       From: g_d_pusch_remove_underscores@xnet.com              rellim113@hotmail.com (Bob Martin) writes:              >> Read it again - the book specifically noted that they built (and       >> later used) a backup catapult, with its own fusion plant, concealed to       >> avoid bombing by the UN forces. And that the secret weapon remained a       >> secret long after the war ended.       >       > Which book was this? I've read Starship Troopers and I'm trying to       > figure out which of his other ones would be good/similar to that one.              "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress." However, it is not "similar" to       "Starship Troopers;" it is basically a re-telling of the American       Revolution (with elements of early Australia), set in the context       of Luna as a penal colony whose residents (both convict and free)       were being ruthlessly exploited by the federated terran governments.                     -- Gordon D. Pusch              perl -e '$_ = "gdpusch\@NO.xnet.SPAM.com\n"; s/NO\.//; s/SPAM\.//; print;'              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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