| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 286 pages) |
| Contents |
Part I: The captain's hand -- Space battleship Yamato and the burden of command / August Cole -- X-Wings and Y-Wings / Kera Rolsen -- Adama's unequal dialogue / Mick Cook -- Earth must come first! / Jo Brick -- You're not Ender Wiggin, and that's okay / Will Meddings -- Princess Leia and the strategic art of M̌tis / Heather S. Gregg -- Want to know more? / Jess Ward -- Part II: the final frontier -- Yours is the superior / Jonathan Klug and Steven Leonard -- The Empire's new hope / James Groves -- Graff's game / Thomas Bruscino -- From tactics to galactic grand strategy / Major General Mick Ryan -- Where no port has gone before / Timothy Choi -- Sun Tzu, Ender, and the Old Man / Kathleen J. McInnis -- Part III: The prime directive -- All that you touch will change / Jacqueline E. Whitt -- Romulans and Remans / Max Brooks -- Are we such apostles of mercy? / Janeen Webb -- Beware the Beast Man / Steven Leonard -- Flag follows the trade / Theresa Hitchens -- The Vice Admiral and the Flyboy / Kelsey Cipolla -- I exist only to serve / Julie M. Still and Kelly A. Lelito -- Part IV: the war of the worlds -- One voice in the night / Clara Engle -- There's no screaming in space / Jon Niccum -- The final frontier / Erica Iverson -- Blood lessons / M. L. Cavanaugh -- You rebel scum! / Jonathan Klug -- Calm men who deal death wholesale -- Rebecca Jensen -- Part V: the rise of the machines -- We don't serve their kind here / Margarita Konaev -- Things we learned from Captain Trips / Craig and Steve Whiteside -- Musings on the Murderbot / Elsa B. Kania -- You can't hide from what you've done / Francis J. H. Park -- Part VI: the dark side -- The mark of locutus / David Calder -- From Darth Vader to Dark Helmet / Dan Ward -- To live and die at my command / Jonathan Klug -- The mirror crack'd / Steven Leonard |
| Summary |
"The literature of ideas. When author Pamela Sargent used those words to describe science fiction in 1975, the genre had exploded into the literary mainstream. As a literature of ideas, science fiction has proven to be a powerful metaphor for the world around us, offering a rich tapestry of imagination through which to explore how we lead, how we think, and how we interact. To Boldly Go assembles more than thirty writers from around the world--experts in leadership and strategy, senior policy advisors and analysts, professional educators and innovators, experienced storytellers, and ground-level military leaders--to help us better understand ourselves through the lens of science fiction. Each chapter of To Boldly Go draws out the lessons that we can learn from science fiction, drawing on classic examples of the genre in ways that are equally relatable and entertaining. A chapter on the burdens of leadership by Ghost Fleet author August Cole launches readers into the cosmos with Captain Avatar aboard the space battleship Yamato. In another chapter, the climactic Battle of the Mutara Nebula from The Wrath of Khan weighs the advantages of experience over intelligence in the pursuit of strategy. What does inter-species conflict in science fiction tell us about our perspectives on social Darwinism? Whether using Star Trek: Deep Space Nine to explore the nuances of maritime strategy or The Expanse to better understand the threat posed by depleted natural resources, To Boldly Go provides thoughtful essays on relevant subjects that will appeal to business leaders, military professionals, and fans of science fiction alike."--Amazon |
| Analysis |
Military Art And Science |
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Technology & Engineering |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Event |
"Release date: September 30, 2021." |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Science fiction -- History and criticism.
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Strategy.
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Command of troops.
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Strategy in literature.
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Leadership in literature.
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Literature and society -- History and criticism
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Literature and society
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Science fiction
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Command of troops
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Leadership in literature
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Strategy
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Strategy in literature
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Klug, Jonathan P., editor.
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Leonard, Stephen J., 1941- editor.
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Ryan, Mick, 1969- author of introduction, etc.
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| ISBN |
9781636240633 |
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1636240631 |
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