Body Armor

by Joe Haldeman, Charles G. Waugh, Martin H. Greenberg

TechnologyImaginary wars and battlesFictionAmerican Science fictionScience fiction

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About this book

In the future, war is still hell, and man retains one inescapable impulse: survival. As technology advances, the tools of battle-the strategies, the weaponry, the scope of destruction-also advance. Here are eleven riveting tales of the future's battlefields-the high-tech hardware of tomorrow's wars, the bare emotions of tomorrow's warriors-from the celebrated masters of science fiction, including... **C. J. Cherryh**, **David Drake**, **Gordon R. Dickson**, **Harry Harrison**, **Joe Haldeman**.

Themes & subjects

TechnologyImaginary wars and battlesFictionAmerican Science fictionScience fictionFiction, science fiction, general

About the authors

Joe Haldeman

9 June 1943

Joe William Haldeman (born June 9, 1943) is an American science fiction author. He is best known for his novel The Forever War (1974). That novel and other works, including The Hemingway Hoax (1991) and Forever Peace (1997), have won science fiction awards, including the Hugo Award and Nebula Award. He was awarded the SFWA Grand Master for career achievements. In 2012 he was inducted as a member of the Science Fiction Hall of Fame. Many of Haldeman's works, including his debut novel War Year and his second novel The Forever War, were inspired by his experiences in the Vietnam War. Wounded in combat, he struggled to adjust to civilian life after returning home. From 1983–2014, he was a profes…

Charles G. Waugh

1943

Martin H. Greenberg

1 March 1941 – 25 June 2011

Martin Harry Greenberg (March 1, 1941 – June 25, 2011) was an American academic and anthologist in many genres, including mysteries and horror, but especially in speculative fiction. In all, he compiled 1,298 anthologies and commissioned over 8,200 original short stories. He founded Tekno Books, a packager of more than 2000 published books. He was also a co-founder of the Sci-Fi Channel. Greenberg was also an expert in terrorism and the Middle East. He was a longtime friend, colleague and business partner of Isaac Asimov.