Timeline for 1979 or earlier short story - dispute settled with opposing factions fighting on a planet using WWI rules
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| Feb 14, 2020 at 12:49 | comment | added | Edgewood | No problem about the ID. I really appreciate you putting it forward. The story does seem like the same type of "universe" as the story I seek and I did thoroughly enjoy reading it. There are 6 other stories in the book that had Occupation: Warrior, so I now have even more to read by the author. It did make me reflect further and a tried adding more detail. It really is a stretch thinking back about 40 years to 5th or 6th grade. | |
| Feb 14, 2020 at 10:12 | comment | added | KerrAvon2055 | @Edgewood sorry about the wrong ID. I seriously doubt James White wrote a significantly different version - while there is physical conflict in a small number of his stories, the focus is on characters making key decisions to either "win" through non-violent means or negotiating an end to hostilities. | |
| Feb 14, 2020 at 3:25 | comment | added | Edgewood | I got the story and read it. Great story but not the one I am looking for. The setting seems right, but the story I am looking for would have been from the common soldier or conscripts point of view. Did the author ever write a young adult version of this story from that perspective? I really appreciate this lead and have mixed feelings - again great story, but not what I remember. | |
| Feb 9, 2020 at 16:03 | comment | added | Edgewood | Wow - this sound like it. I am getting a copy now to read and hope to confirm correct answer. I looks like published in 1959 Science Fiction Adventures #7 (UK). For sure much older than the year I got it in a box of about 2 dozen mags without covers. Don't see a reprint in another magazine. Great lead to track down!! Thanks! | |
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| Feb 9, 2020 at 11:31 | history | answered | KerrAvon2055 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |