James Blish also refers to one of the Nine Worthies. When a colleague thinks that a Fundamentalist must be too simple-minded to lead an army, John Amalfi advises him to learn about:
"'...Godfrey of Bouillon...The leader of the First Crusade.'"
-James Blish, The Triumph Of Time IN Blish, Cities In Flight (London, 1981), pp. 466-596 AT CHAPTER TWO, p. 488.
As we recently saw with the Battle of Bannockburn, history remains relevant to futuristic sf.
I may or may not post tomorrow but, in any case, Happy Christmas to all blog readers.
1 comment:
Kaor, Paul!
President Ronald Reagan was another example of a leader who was sneeringly dismissed as simple minded by many persons. But he turned out to be a shrewd leader who deliberately used the persona of amiable simple mindedness to encourage his enemies to underestimate him.
Sean
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