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Headings: Formic Wars
Formic Wars
Human-Formic Wars
Date
Location
Outcome
Contents
First Invasion
Second Invasion
Aftermath and Preparation for Invasion
Third Invasion
Aftermath
References

Content: The International Fleet also sent Mazer Rackham into relativistic flight so he would still be alive when the ships reached their destination and to teach the next great strategist who would destroy the Formics. However, the International Fleet needed to convince the public that they were under imminent threat of another invasion from the Formics in order to maintain the Battle School system. Thus, they lied to the world and stated that the fleets being prepared were being stationed around the comet shield to defend against the incoming Formic fleet. While waiting for the invasion fleet to arrive, the Fleet created special leadership training programs, designed to take advantage of the creative abilities of children, in an attempt to find an intellect capable of commanding such a force. These were Battle School, the Pre-Command Schools, and Command School. This system was demanded by a mid-flight Mazer Rackham, who stated that if the Fleet did not allow a young Hyrum Graff to organize a way to find a new commander for the coming invasion he would never return to Eros to train him. Third Invasion
The Third Invasion (0 BX ), later known as the War of Xenocide or the Formic Xenocide, was the third and final major conflict of the Formic Wars. Instead of the Formics attacking Earth, as in the first two invasions, the Third Invasion saw the International Fleet attacking the Formic homeworlds. After some 60 years of searching for the ideal candidate through the Battle School system, the International Fleet had discovered and cultivated Ender Wiggin to lead their attack. Wiggin trained at Command School for around a year under the tutelage of Mazer Rackham, who had just returned from his relativistic voyage.