Soldiers don’t make policy. We only carry it out, and get blamed when it goes wrong. - Harry Turtledove

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Soldiers don’t make policy. We only carry it out, and get blamed when it goes wrong.

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About Harry Turtledove

Harry Norman Turtledove (born June 14, 1949) is an American author who is best known for his work in the genres of alternate history, historical fiction, fantasy, science fiction, and mystery fiction. He is a student of history and completed his PhD in Byzantine history. His dissertation was on the period 565–582. He lives in Southern California. In addition to his birth name, Turtledove writes under a number of pen names: Eric Iverson, H. N. Turteltaub, Dan Chernenko, and Mark Gordian. He began publishing novels in the realm of fantasy starting in 1979 and continues to write in the 2020s.

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Pen Names: H. N. Turteltaub
Native Name: Harry Norman Turtledove
Alternative Names: Dan Chernenko Eric G. Iverson Mark Gordian H.N. Turteltaub
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So you're one of the ones who still say 'if there be,' are you, Three-Card? I know the fancy grammarians like it better, but 'if there are' has always been good enough for me." "I'm an old man." Jesperson ran a pudgy finger along the gray walrus mustache he wore. "The things the modern generation does to the English language are a shame and a disgrace, nothing less.

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