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G_K_Zhukov

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Eric M. Bergerud: Fire in the Sky (Paperback, 2001, Westview Press)

Review of 'Fire in the Sky' on 'Goodreads'

Wonderful essay on every aspect of air warfare over the main combat area in the Pacific Theatre of Operations during WWII. Everything is covered - geography, maintenance, materiel, training, living conditions, aircraft performance, tactical methods, combat stress, etc. Warning: this is not a narrative of war actions nor a chronology of events.

Kim Stanley Robinson: Aurora (2015)

Aurora is a 2015 novel by American science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson. The novel …

Review of 'Aurora' on 'Goodreads'

Kim Stanley Robinson makes a case for the non-feasibility of slower-than-light travel to the stars in generation ships.

The best character is the starship's AI.

Becky Chambers: Record of a Spaceborn Few (Hardcover, 2018, Hodder & Stoughton)

Centuries after the last humans left Earth, the Exodus Fleet is a living relic, a …

Review of 'Record of a Spaceborn Few' on 'Goodreads'

A little "meh", but the description of the Exodus Fleet is interesting and completes the fleshing of the Wayfarers universe.