tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post444276775950763936..comments2024-03-18T17:06:32.290+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: Opposite Attitudes To Leadership In WarKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-17347632203461259312017-06-11T06:26:24.352+01:002017-06-11T06:26:24.352+01:00Kaor, Paul!
I have to agree, Rudi Mackenzie escap...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />I have to agree, Rudi Mackenzie escapes death or serious wounding too many times to be plausible, given how many times he deliberately risks his life. That is a weakness in Stirling's treatment of him. Even if Rudi had a "fate" laid on him, it would have been more realistic if he had refused this duel with the Rancher.<br /><br />As Poul Anderson said more than once in his Technic stories, a main purpose of superdreadnought battle ships is to give fleet commanders like Admiral Cajal the security and TIME they and their staffs needed for THINKING about and planning fleet operations during battles. That was NOT cowardice, but sheer practical necessity.<br /><br />And Admiral Nelson should have at least removed his medals and shinier emblems of rank. A battle is not the time and place to indulge in vanity!<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.com