When a science fiction writer chosen as a time not too distant future , inevitably exposes itself to be disproved by the facts i. So "The Lieutenant", published for the first time in 1939, and that speaks of the next (by then) World War, is full of things that never happened. The Communists took power in England, France again became a monarchy, the Soviet Union was what it was. But who, in the explosive world of today, we hear and to exclude the classic novel by Hubbard looked away, and that its forecast refers to the third world war? Everything then is again probable, if not the probability : the plagues that ravage Europe, nuclear pollution, looting, famine, the disappearance of any coherent social and political structure. And in this barren landscape and terrible, in this new barbaric Middle Ages, the odyssey of a small department of veterans under the command of Lieutenant. They are men survived all the battles, all the insane massacres ordered by the general staff, are ruthless and invincible warriors. Yet the last hopes for peace are in their hands. It 's time of crisis. And in every crisis the people to interpret the future turn to their imagination. Sprout like mushrooms articles and blogs that prophesy the end of our civilization with the tools at their disposal. The latest crisis was reaching peak oil in the U.S. in 70 years, and then use all the scenarios that are inspired by the novels of the period. Maybe our bloggers do not really know where they came from these ideas, think they are the prophets prophesy but in reality only the past, others have written for them.
E 'then time to go see what happened many years ago, before a great crisis passed, a time when science fiction was still catastrophic prehistory, and extrapolated as a great writer's feelings and fears of' era.
Why is not true that the world as we know it is the end. Why not know the end.
Lieutenant was written in '39, a time when a bloody war ravaging the ' and Europe when Americans were still deciding if you could do business with Hitler . Hubbard guess the details, and is a great to do it, but it lacks the big target. The world fell into an endless war, and came up quickly once the second world war ended. I can confidently conclude that the world will not end tomorrow. Maybe the euro will end, maybe end of capitalism, but surely we will find ourselves not steal our oil as in Mad Max (because we use the Diesel, an engine designed more than one century ago specifically to work with vegetable oil!).
Lieutenant reveals the truly amazing ability of the controversial Hubbard. The novel is written with exceptional style, considering that this was the stuff of pulp, at times reminded me Rigo ni Stern, perhaps because the subject matter. The narrative is clear, concise and elegant at the same time. 'S use of words, sentence structure, always searching for its originality, never at the expense of smoothness. Surely a master in the field of writing, still recommend to aspiring writers. The plot is after all already seen: in a world devastated war a battalion under the command of Lieutenant decides it's time to stop following the orders that come from a mysterious headquarters and get busy, to take power. Already seen it! Too bad that this novel is above all the others! Hubbard talks about the war, referring to the previous one. Browsing through the pages reminded All Quiet on the Western Front e. The war will be different then. Although the lieutenant in a page divided against Napoleon , its businesses remember him. Even sustaining Napoleon 's army with what they could plunder. Surely there are many, and learned references in this book. Hubbard finally succeeds in extraordinary business to outline the figure an original master and at the same time realistic. Few have succeeded. The lieutenant has been more than 70 years but if you do not know what to get back into the library, head to the Charity shop around the corner and will not be disappointed. The author
Lafayette Ronald Hubbard was born in Tilden in 1911 and died in 1986. Hubbard left early in the Faculty of Engineering where he was writing to become a writer by profession. His career slowed down in the Navy with enlistment and was virtually abandoned in the following years, when he resigned from the 'army founded the religion of Scientology together among other writers and Cambell Van Vogt.
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Lafayette Ronald Hubbard was born in Tilden in 1911 and died in 1986. Hubbard left early in the Faculty of Engineering where he was writing to become a writer by profession. His career slowed down in the Navy with enlistment and was virtually abandoned in the following years, when he resigned from the 'army founded the religion of Scientology together among other writers and Cambell Van Vogt. images and photos taken by:
http://www.arte.go.it/mostre/urania/sala_2.htm
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