Go Tell the Spartans : A Novel of Falkenberg's Legion (Mass Market Paperback)

~ Jerry Pournelle (Author), SM Stirling (Author)

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Called upon to train the people of the colony planet Sparta in the ways of war, mercenary John Christian Falkenberg and his Legion unwittingly transform their own deadly enemies into enemies of the planet as well. Reissue.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Baen (May 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671720619
• ISBN-13: 978-0671720612
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #572,910 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Do NOT Buy This Book. Buy The Prince Instead., September 19, 2006

By	Duane Thomas (Tacoma, WA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    (VINE VOICE)

When I say not to buy this book, it's not because there's anything inherently wrong with it. Go Tell the Spartans is actually a great book. It's just that its content has been collected in a more complete edition. The first two books in Pournelle's novels of John Christian Falkenberg were The Mercenary, followed by West of Honor. Those two books were eventually stitched together into Falkenberg's Legion, which is now considered the first book in the series. There were three later books, Prince of Mercenaries, Go Tell the Spartans, and Prince of Spartans. The last two books were co-written with S.M. Stirling; all four were eventually collected as The Prince. Thus my advice, if you want to read Pournelle/Stirling's tales of John Christian Falkenberg - and you should, they're some of the best military SF ever written - pass on the individual books and buy The Prince instead, to have the complete series in one volume.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pournelle still delivers!, January 20, 2000

By	Charles A. Temm JR (Ft Benning) - See all my reviews

I've been reading Pournelle's books since I was 12 (I'm 39 now). His stuff is hard hitting and realistic, as a soldier I always appreciated his view of soldiers....He does not paint them romantically but realistically. He graphically illustrates the dirtiness of war especially LIC. With the addition of SM Stirling to the team it has only gotten better!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good reading; highly recommend, August 12, 1998

By A Customer

Pournelle does a great job of projecting LIC (Low Intensity Conflict) into a future history. His portrayal of small unit tactics and the political manuvering in LIC is excellent. Any one with interest in OOTW (Operations Other Than War) should read this and the sequel Prince Of Sparta.