Re: [OT] Starship Troopers

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From: Jeremey Claridge <jeremy.claridge@kcl.ac.uk>
To: <gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 3:50 AM
Subject: [OT] Starship Troopers

> Morning
> 
> I've finally got round to reading Starship Troopers.
> Interesting...not so much a book on future warfare
> as an social observation on the state of the human race.
> 
> Was a thought provoking and enjoyable read, but is that it?
> Is there more on the M.I. and the war with the bugs?
> Other books, short stories?
> 
None that I know of by other authors and definitely none 
by Heinlein .

> And why is it that we always have the Bugs as close combat
> only in our wargames. The book says the fighting bugs have
> something like in built lasers as well as sharp claws!

I think that can be laid at the feet of that highly inaccurate movie....

Don