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Title: Believable. Within the bounds of theoretical science.
Review: I read this shortly after it was first published back in th '70's so my memory of the details of the book are a bit rusty. But, the fact that I recall not only the title but the author after this long shows the impact it's had. One of the first sci-fi's that actually dealt with general relativity as a consequence of distant space travel. Our hero, Private (at the start) Mandella survives his way through this interstellar war and the military ranks as well as a constant culture shock each time he returns from his campain battles. Want to get a taste of what it's like to travel a few thousand light years, fight a savage battle on an alien (in more ways than one) world, then return to an Earth that has aged a millenium since you first left? Read the Forever War!
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