Poul Anderson describes the first space battle in the war between Terra and Ythri as experienced by:
Imperial Admiral Cajal in the superdreadnaught, Valenderay, named after the supernova that nearly wrecked Merseia;
Second Marchwarden of the Lauran System, Daniel Holm, at home in Gray on Avalon;
First Marchwarden Ferune in the superdreanaught, Hell Rock, named after the site of an ancient Ythrian battle;
Lieutenant Philippe Rochefort and his crew in their Meteor-class boat, Hooting Star;
Vodan in his torpedo launcher, the approximate equivalent of a Meteor, emblazoned with three golden stars.
All of these characters have already been introduced. We know where each of them stands on the issues.
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Kaor, Paul!
And both of the younger officers, as military personnel are wont to do, are shown as having some on leave relaxation and whoopee! With that irritating Christopher Holm scandalized that a "noble" Ythrian could slack off.
Ad astra! Sean
As the old saying goes, "War taps you on the shoulder and whispers: hurry! in your ear."
My father met my mother in 1941, married her a month later, and my eldest brother was born in 1942.
She'd been dating a tail-gunner in a Lancaster bomber. The bomber came back, the tail turret didn't...
Kaor, Mr. Stirling!
I used to know, online, an ex-RAF officer who said similar things about wars making people hurry up.
Memory eternal for that tail-gunner!
Ad astra! Sean
For that matter, my mother's father met my grandmother (a wartime nurse) in a convalescent home, and they eloped. To Peru, after the war.
Kaor, Mr. Stirling!
IIRC that "eloping" was because both families did not approve of the marriage.
Ad astra! Sean
Sean: yes, they both disapproved strongly. My grandmother's family thought she was marrying beneath her, and my grandfather's family thought she was useless. Actually she -was- useless, but I've seen pictures of her in her 20's and she was absolutely gorgeous.
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