The Short Victorious War is the third Honor Harrington novel by David Weber. Its title comes from a quote by Vyacheslav von Plehve in reference to the Russo-Japanese War: "What this country needs is a short, victorious war to stem the tide of revolution." That quote is one of the novel's two epigraphs; the other is a quote from Robert Wilson Lynd: "The belief in the possibility of a short decisive war appears to be one of the most ancient and dan...
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The Short Victorious War is the third Honor Harrington novel by David Weber. Its title comes from a quote by Vyacheslav von Plehve in reference to the Russo-Japanese War: "What this country needs is a short, victorious war to stem the tide of revolution." That quote is one of the novel's two epigraphs; the other is a quote from Robert Wilson Lynd: "The belief in the possibility of a short decisive war appears to be one of the most ancient and dangerous of human illusions."
The People's Republic of Haven finds itself teetering at the edge of economic disaster. Unable to maintain its massive welfare state in the face of inflation and deficit and with opposition to the government getting bolder, the leaders of the People's Republic decide to resort to war against Manticore. A short, victorious war, they believe, will both distract the proles from their current economic problems and allow them to use the riches of the Manticore system to prop up their wellfare state.
Meanwhile Honor...
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