Project Gutenberg 2023-04-21 Public domain in the USA. 147 Leinster, Murray 1896 1975 Jenkins, Will Jenkins, William Fitzgerald Fitzgerald, William Jenkins, Will F. Van Dongen, H. R. 1920 2010 Van Dongen, Henry Richard Dongen, H. R. Van Dongen, van The grandfathers' war $aUnited States :$bStreet & Smith Publications, Inc., $c1957. Med Service Produced from Astounding Science Fiction October 1957 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Grandfathers' War" by Murray Leinster is a science fiction novel written in the late 1950s. The story centers on Calhoun, a medical officer aboard a small Med ship during a peculiar interstellar conflict, highlighting the absurdities of warfare between planets that should not engage in traditional battles due to technological constraints. Alongside his furry companion Murgatroyd, Calhoun grapples not only with the challenges of his medical mission but also with a society on the brink of self-destruction as a war looms between parents and their youthful offspring. At the start of the book, Calhoun prepares to arrive at Phaedra II amidst turmoil, contemplating the futility of a war he believes to be impossible due to the mechanics of space travel. He is jolted from his complacency when his ship is unexpectedly towed by an unidentified force, prompting him to re-evaluate his understanding of interplanetary conflict. He engages in dialogue with Murgatroyd, reflecting on the absurdity of warfare while navigating the complexities of medical duty. This sets the stage for a deeper exploration of generational conflict, societal breakdown, and the dire need for understanding and resilience in the face of chaos. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20221202111326leinster 1957 US Reading ease score: 76.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction War stories Physicians -- Fiction Conflict of generations -- Fiction Space colonies -- Fiction Space medicine -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 160921 2025-07-28T05:24:59.139254 text/html 159676 2023-07-26T13:42:04 text/html 1098794 2025-07-28T05:25:03.388239 application/epub+zip 1097841 2025-07-28T05:25:00.547232 application/epub+zip 220995 2025-07-28T05:24:59.724261 application/epub+zip 1491826 2025-07-28T05:25:05.463267 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1478815 2025-07-28T05:25:02.840239 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 151433 2025-07-28T05:24:58.790262 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 151136 2023-07-26T11:32:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20092 2025-07-28T05:25:05.619210 application/rdf+xml 27667 2025-07-28T05:25:00.009254 image/jpeg 4294 2025-07-28T05:24:59.867228 image/jpeg 56259 2023-07-26T11:32:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 1419689 2023-07-26T13:43:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 1426779 2025-07-28T05:24:59.177258 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia