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History was a series of decisions about what to tell and a series of accidents about what survived after telling. Not truth, but a historian could search for truth, and the search was as worthy as any other human activity.

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The use of force is always an answer to problems. Whether or not it's a satisfactory answer depends on a number of things, not least the personality of the person making the determination. Force isn't an attractive answer, though. I would not be true to myself or to the people I served with in 1970 if I did not make that realization clear.

David Drake

David Drake

David Drake

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Born: September 24, 1945

Died: December 10, 2023 (aged 78)

Bio: David Drake was an American author of science fiction and fantasy literature. A Vietnam War veteran who worked as a lawyer, he was one of the major authors of the military science fiction genre.

Known for:

Hammer's Slammers (1979)
Lt. Leary, Commanding (2000)
Redliners (1996)
The Way to Glory (2005)
Death's Bright Day (2016)

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