On 15 September 1942 the USS WASP (CV 7) was struck my multiple torpedoes that caused massive fires and tremendous explosions. After a forty minute effort to fight the fires, abandon ship was ordered. 193 crewmen lost their lives. One of those crewmen had written a letter to his five year-old son, which I offer you on Veteran's Day 2024 as a reminder of why these days of national rememberance and honor are so important.
A Swarm Cycle Story
Japan should have played a key part in the Confederacy's war effort against the Sa'arm, but politics instead kept the nation isolated and unappreciated. Eventually some Japanese executives get accidentally picked up, making possible a second Meiji Restoration that no one but Japan sees coming. Politics, intrigue and military history are prominent features of this unusual tale. (Rev 2, changes mostly technical issues in Ch. 1-7)
A Swarm Cycle Story
Despite the rabidly pacifistic outlook of the Confederacy, the war it wanted humans to engage in on their behalf against the Sa'arm was nothing but brutally violent. What if humanity could employ some of its history to implement other more elegant tactics that could end this existential threat, instead of just doing what the AI's thought was best? A story for vets, ham radio ops, history buffs, engineers and art and culture lovers.
