Re: [GZG] Small thought re: Orbital Assault

On 11/25/05, R Campbell-Jones <rcj@dircon.co.uk> wrote:
> Ref the various (and ongoing) discussions on orbital assaults.
>
> In case any of you haven't yet (unlikely, but...) I suggest you read
almost
> anything by David Webber. His "Stars at War" series covers several
different
> such scenarios, but his other stories also feature them.

Not very many planetary assaults.  He doesn't go for such things,
being primarily interested in vacuum engagements where he can write
about ever-increasing numbers of nuclear missles.

> If you are interested in his stuff, buy the latest in the Honor
Harrington
> series, "At all Costs", in hardback; it comes with a CD including
almost all
> DW's back catalogue in electronic form.

At All Costs put me to sleep.

John
--
"Thousands of Sarmatians, Thousands of Franks, we've slain them again
and again.  We're looking for thousands of Persians."
--Vita Aureliani

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