The forever war. Vol. 1

SUMMARY: Private William Mandella is a hero in spite of himself -- a reluctant conscript drafted into an elite military unit, and propelled through space and time to fight in a distant thousand-year conflict. He never wanted to go to war, but the leaders on Earth have drawn a line in the interstellar sand -- despite the fact that their fierce alien enemy is unknowable, unconquerable, and very far away. So Mandella will perform his duties without rancor and even rise up through the military's ranks . . . if he survives. But the true test of his mettle will come when he returns to Earth. Because of the time dilation caused by space travel the loyal soldier is aging months, while his home planet is aging centuries -- and the difference will prove the saying: you never can go home. . . Fiction - Science Fiction; General; Science Fiction; Science Fiction - General; Fiction; Science Fiction - Adventure; Adventure; Science Fiction - Military; High Tech; Space warfare; Space and time; War & Military; Haldeman; Joe - Prose & Criticism; Soldiers; Aging Winner of the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award: He went off to war, but the Earth he came back to wasn't the one he left behind Man has taken to the stars. Deep in space, humans discover the fearsome Taurans after a transport ship is destroyed. To combat the threat, humanity sends in the United Nations Exploratory Force--a highly trained unit built for revenge. Conscripted into the service, physics student William Mandella fights for his planet against the alien force light years away. However, because of the relative passage of time when one travels at incredibly high speed, the Earth he returns to after his two-year experience has progressed decades and is foreign to him in disturbing ways. Based in part on the author's experiences in Vietnam, The Forever War is regarded as one of the greatest military science fiction novels ever written, perfectly capturing the alienation that servicemen and women experience even now upon returning home from battle. The Forever War shines a light not only on the culture of the 1970s, the era in which it was written, but also on our potential future. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Joe Haldeman including rare images from the author's personal collection "The legendary novel of extraterrestrial war in an uncaring universe comes to comics, in a stunningly realized vision of Joe Haldeman's Vietnam War parable epic war story spanning relativistic space and time, The Forever War explores one soldier's experience as he is caught up in the brutal machinery of a war against an unknown and unknowable alien foe that reaches across the stars" -- The monumental Hugo and Nebula award winning SF classic-- Featuring a new introduction by John Scalzi The Earth's leaders have drawn a line in the interstellar sand--despite the fact that the fierce alien enemy they would oppose is inscrutable, unconquerable, and very far away. A reluctant conscript drafted into an elite Military unit, Private William Mandella has been propelled through space and time to fight in the distant thousand-year conflict; to perform his duties and do whatever it takes to survive the ordeal and return home. But "home" may be even more terrifying than battle, because, thanks to the time dilation caused by space travel, Mandella is aging months while the Earth he left behind is aging centuries... Private William Mandella Is A Hero In Spite Of Himself -- A Reluctant Conscript Drafted Into An Elite Military Unit, And Propelled Through Space And Time To Fight In A Distant Thousand-year Conflict. He Never Wanted To Go To War, But The Leaders On Earth Have Drawn A Line In The Interstellar Sand -- Despite The Fact That Their Fierce Alien Enemy Is Unknowable, Unconquerable, And Very Far Away. So Mandella Will Perform His Duties Without Rancor And Even Rise Up Through The Military's Ranks ... If He Survives. But The True Test Of His Mettle Will Come When He Returns To Earth. Because Of The Time Dilation Caused By Space Travel The Loyal Soldier Is Aging Months, While His Home Planet Is Aging Centuries -- And The Difference Will Prove The Saying: You Never Can Go Home. Private Mandella -- Sergeant Mandella, 2007-2024 A.d. -- Lieutenant Mandella, 2024-2389 A.d. -- Major Mandella, 2458-3143 A.d. Joe Haldeman. The Author's Preferred Ed. Of The Groundbreaking Sf Classic. -- Cover. Originially Published: St. Martin's Press, 1974. Private William Mandella is a reluctant hero in an interstellar war against an unknowable and unconquerable alien enemy, but his greatest test will come when he returns to Earth, for relativity means that, for every few months' tour of duty, centuries have passed on Earth Battling the Taurans in space was one problem as Private William Mandella worked his way up the ranks to major. In spanning the stars, he aged only months while Earth aged centuries Tonight we're going to show you eight silent ways to kill a man."