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Ok, this is one with some depth! I’m defining this genre as military history based on real people and activities, with fictitous (or loosley based) dialogue. For best book, I’m going with Killer Angels by Jeff Shaara (Gettysburg the movie was based on this). The follow up books were by his son and excellent as well. Gods and Generals and Gone For Soldiers both excellent. My favorite ...
I have been craving a good military fiction book for ages now. I prefer getting involved in books that are part of a series. A little history, I have loved early Tom Clancy (Red Storm Rising is my favorite book of all time aside from Lord of the Rings), early Stephen Coonts, early Dale Brown, etc. I’m not so much on the spy stuff that most authors of this genre seem to gravitate towards ...
I'm defining this genre as military history based on real people and activities, with fictitous (or loosley based) dialogue. For best book, I'm going with Killer Angels by Jeff Shaar… IMO Master and Commander is by far the weakest of the series.
I would be interested in similar authors. Political or military fiction is not something I have ever read aside from Clancy. As for non-fiction, I really liked Low Level Hell(Hugh Mills) and Marine Sniper(Charles Henderson) for military novels.
He also doesn’t have to bother with characterization, which most military-fiction authors do badly. Basically, it’s a really amazing update to Sir John Winthrop Hackett’s The Third World War books. Hackett wrote the Third World War books back in the '70’s, as a kind of “what-if” the Warsaw Pact had gone after NATO with all the ...
Dominions 6 is the newest entry to this indie fantasy turn based strategy series, where you are a Pretender God fighting for ascension to Godhood, done by Illwinter. You can be a Dragon, a mythical Titan, an Archmage, a Chuthulu-like entity under the Oceans who turns everyone crazy, a creepy Fountain of Blood that people reveres or a Sphinx monster. Who is Illwinter? The devs, basically two ...
Well, for the time. I suppose you could also say it was a throwback, but the conglomeration of eugenics, communism, and military/jihad conquest was a pretty new mixture. It reminds me thematically of Starship Troopers, where there’s something for everyone to love AND hate. Maybe that period in Sci-Fi was just schizophrenic.
XCOM are the following story beats and themes. • Modern or near-modern invasion of earth by Alien forces, trying desperately to hold off alien Invaders. • Military sci-fi bent with a focus on our military fighting back • Ideally multiple alien species attacking Earth, where multiple tactics are required to adapt to the various enemy types.
It’s not all the authors’ fault, though–publishers tend to demand longer stories these days, because they sell better. Presumably because consumers (at least in America) primarily value quantity, and longer books seem to present a better value. 30 years ago, it was easy to find a publisher for a 30,000-word novel.
An account of the life and military career of a World War II German Luftwaffe officer 4.5 out of 5 stars, ISBN: 978-0830681891, Tab Aero, January 1, 1970, $24.31 The Blond Knight of Germany (Paperback)