We all have various classes of novels that we like to read in our spare time, but sometimes it's fun to step outside our comfort zone and try something new. For some people, war novels are that something. Although these are not written about actual people, they are often based around real events and the context within which they are written is often historically accurate in order for the author to gain credibility. Special forces military fiction novels are a type of war novel.
A lot of modern war novels concern wars in Afghanistan, Africa, Iraq, the Middle East, Central and South America, Central Asia, and Europe (specifically, the Baltic states). The previous generation of authors wrote about the Vietnam, while the generation before that wrote about World War II. The next wave of war novels will undoubtedly focus on the emerging cold war between Russia and a growing section of the rest of the world.
Some of the biggest thrillers involve the Navy SEALs and other special forces. Special operations units tend to have fewer members, which makes it easier for the author to develop the characters. Also, SEALs and others make for the most terrifying, rapidly paced stories with huge consequences if the good guys lose.
A lot of war novel authors were soldiers, sailors or aviators themselves. For them, writing about their war is a catharsis, part of the healing process. This could be why we see so many series' of novels. Take, for instance, "The Blades, " about SAS special operations. These stories take place in places as diverse as Sierra Leone and London, Colombia and Las Vegas.
Another series of military fiction stories are Scott Nicholson's "AFTER" books, a series of stories about a world recovering from a catastrophic solar storm that wipes out the world's computers and kills billions of people. Those who survive have to contend with not only a world without Facebook, but a strange new violent race of people they call the Zapheads.
Military science fiction is another sub-genre within the war novel classification. These stories tend to be based on past conflicts but retold on a grander scale, involving planets and galaxies instead of countries. A perfect example of this theme was seen in an episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation, " set in the 24th century, but retelling the story of Gilgamesh, a king of Mesopotamia late in the third millennium, B. C.
It was classicists like Homer and Virgil with the "Iliad" and "The Aenid, " respectively. Though not based purely on fact, it is possible to pick up a sense of how things were by picking up contextual details.
What does the future hold for lovers of war stories? Well, the U. S. Navy is actively considering admitting women into the SEALs and the Special Warfare Combatant Crews. Now that is going to make for some very interesting stories, as we get a look at female war heroes. It is going to add a whole new dimension to the human side of battle, too.
A lot of modern war novels concern wars in Afghanistan, Africa, Iraq, the Middle East, Central and South America, Central Asia, and Europe (specifically, the Baltic states). The previous generation of authors wrote about the Vietnam, while the generation before that wrote about World War II. The next wave of war novels will undoubtedly focus on the emerging cold war between Russia and a growing section of the rest of the world.
Some of the biggest thrillers involve the Navy SEALs and other special forces. Special operations units tend to have fewer members, which makes it easier for the author to develop the characters. Also, SEALs and others make for the most terrifying, rapidly paced stories with huge consequences if the good guys lose.
A lot of war novel authors were soldiers, sailors or aviators themselves. For them, writing about their war is a catharsis, part of the healing process. This could be why we see so many series' of novels. Take, for instance, "The Blades, " about SAS special operations. These stories take place in places as diverse as Sierra Leone and London, Colombia and Las Vegas.
Another series of military fiction stories are Scott Nicholson's "AFTER" books, a series of stories about a world recovering from a catastrophic solar storm that wipes out the world's computers and kills billions of people. Those who survive have to contend with not only a world without Facebook, but a strange new violent race of people they call the Zapheads.
Military science fiction is another sub-genre within the war novel classification. These stories tend to be based on past conflicts but retold on a grander scale, involving planets and galaxies instead of countries. A perfect example of this theme was seen in an episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation, " set in the 24th century, but retelling the story of Gilgamesh, a king of Mesopotamia late in the third millennium, B. C.
It was classicists like Homer and Virgil with the "Iliad" and "The Aenid, " respectively. Though not based purely on fact, it is possible to pick up a sense of how things were by picking up contextual details.
What does the future hold for lovers of war stories? Well, the U. S. Navy is actively considering admitting women into the SEALs and the Special Warfare Combatant Crews. Now that is going to make for some very interesting stories, as we get a look at female war heroes. It is going to add a whole new dimension to the human side of battle, too.
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