
- ISBN 0441160166
- ISBN13 978-0441160167
- Language English
- Author Gordon R. Dickson
- Publisher Ace (November 1, 1980)
- Formats azw rtf mobi docx
- Category Fantasy
- Size ePub 1918 kb
- Size Fb2 1557 kb
- Rating: 4.5
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Childe Cycle, Book 1. Gordon R. Dickson. Introduction By David Drake. Dorsai! is an exposition of what Basil Liddell-Hart termed the Strategy of Indirection. I do not imply a necessarily direct connection
Childe Cycle, Book 1. I do not imply a necessarily direct connection. Instead of overwhelming one’s opponent by brute force, the exponent of indirection maneuvers so that his opponent has to attack or (better yet) is checkmated without a battle. Liddell-Hart developed his theories as a reaction to the blood-drenched kilting grounds of World War (tee, a conflict that was as perfect an example of the brute force approach and its limitations as one could find.
Gordon Rupert Dickson (November 1, 1923 – January 31, 2001) was a Canadian-American science fiction writer. He was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 2000. Dickson was born in Edmonton, Alberta, in 1923
Gordon Rupert Dickson (November 1, 1923 – January 31, 2001) was a Canadian-American science fiction writer. Dickson was born in Edmonton, Alberta, in 1923. After the death of his father, he moved with his mother to Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1937. He served in the United States Army, from 1943 to 1946, and received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Minnesota, in 1948
As she sat cross-legged, her grey eyes gazing down into the valley on the Dorsai that held Fal Morgan and the surrounding homesteads, her face had the quality of a profile stamped on a silver coin. Amand. said Hal Mayne, gently
As she sat cross-legged, her grey eyes gazing down into the valley on the Dorsai that held Fal Morgan and the surrounding homesteads, her face had the quality of a profile stamped on a silver coin. said Hal Mayne, gently. Lost in her thoughts, she did not hear him; and the moment was so close to perfection that he was reluctant to disturb it.
I will, however, insist that those two novels (first published within weeks of one another in 1959) are in combination the standard against which the subgenre of military SF must be judged.
It's obvious that Cletus Graeme-limping, mild-mannered scholarly-doesn't belong on a battling field, but instead at a desk working on his fourth book on battle strategy and tactics
It's obvious that Cletus Graeme-limping, mild-mannered scholarly-doesn't belong on a battling field, but instead at a desk working on his fourth book on battle strategy and tactics. But Bakhalla has more battlefields than libraries, and Graeme sees his small force of Dorsai-soldiers of fortune-as the perfect opportunity to test his theories. But if his theories or his belief in the Dorsai lead him astray, he's a dead man.
FREE shipping on qualifying offers. I bought this hardcover book to replace 4 well-battered paperbacks. The four novels have all stood the test of time. I really wish the print had been larger. One person found this helpful.
Gordon R. Dickson’s most popular book is Dorsai! (Childe Cycle, #1).
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He found him in, and concluded certain business with him before leaving to pay his second call at a different hotel across the city. READ BOOK: Dorsai! by Gordon R. Dickson online free. You can read book Dorsai! by Gordon R. Dickson in our library for absolutely free.
Dorsai is the first book in the Childe Cycle series. The book takes place in a universe where different worlds are designed to produce people who are equipped for one particular job or role. As a result, civilization survives through these various planets working together and battering to ensure that each World receives the skilled manpower it requires to achieve its goals.
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