The Forever War Av Joe Haldeman

<p>Private William Mandella is a reluctant hero in an interstellar war against an unknowable and unconquerable alien enemy.<br><br>But his greatest test will be when he returns home. <br><br>Relativity means that for every few months'' tour of duty centuries have passed on Earth, isolating the combatants ever more from the world for whose future they are fighting. <br><br>The Earth he knew is dead. The one he returns to . . . unrecognisable.<br><br><i>Winner of the Nebula, Locus and Hugo awards, </i>The Forever War<i> was the first title selected for the SF Masterworks series when it launched in 1999. Inspired by Haldeman''s experience in the Vietnam War, it has been seen as a critical work of anti-war SF.</i><br><br>''This is an enraged and enraging classic that deserves a place alongside <i>Apocalypse Now</i> and <i>The Deer Hunter</i> as an expression of the pain caused by Vietnam''- <i>Guardian</i><br>''The book is near perfect''- <i>infinity plus</i><br>''This book is not only one