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* DanBrowned: Averted. As the author says himself, "Some of this actually happened and some of it didn't, but all of it is as true as I can make it."
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* ObligatoryWarCrimeScene: In ''Human Rain'', the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Arthur_massacre_%28China%29 Port Arthur massacre]] is mentioned in passing by Motojiro's father.
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Useful Notes/ pages are not tropes
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* TheRenaissance: ''The Lesson'' takes place in this time. More specifically, during Machiavelli's imprisonment in 1513.
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* PrivateMilitaryContractors: Rudulfo is revealed to be a former condottiero in ''The Lesson''. Just like in his [[ThePrince major work]], Machiavelli dislikes mercenaries and tells Rudulfo that if there were large state armies in Italy, there would not be sellswords and foreign troops roaming around the country.
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* PrivateMilitaryContractors: Rudulfo is revealed to be a former condottiero in ''The Lesson''. Just like in his [[ThePrince [[Literature/ThePrince major work]], Machiavelli dislikes mercenaries and tells Rudulfo that if there were large state armies in Italy, there would not be sellswords and foreign troops roaming around the country.
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* TheObiWan: Jomini becomes one to [=McClellan=] in Paris in ''Winter Quarters''.
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pssobile misuse
* BreakingSpeech: Machiavelli gives one to Rudolfo in ''The Lesson''.
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* HannibalLecture: Machiavelli gives one to Rudolfo in ''The Lesson''.
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Machiavelli *is* the captive in the story, so I\'m adding it back
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* HannibalLecture: Machiavelli gives one to Rudolfo in ''The Lesson''.
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Hannibal Lecture is only for captives. It does not mean \"malicious speech for a villain\" or general Breaking Speech
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* HannibalLecture: Machiavelli gives one to Rudolfo in ''The Lesson''.
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The stories cover various eras in military history, from Ancient China to the modern War on Terror. What makes this collection unique is Spiller's decision to write his stories not as a historical text, but as fiction. That doesn't degrade the book's historical accuracy or value. By using fiction, Spiller is able to introduce important issues in military history, like the influence of Antoine-Henri Jomini on American Civil War commanders, the idea of war as a practical "craft" than an unchanging ritual, the issues of technology versus morale, and more.
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The stories cover various eras in military history, history from Ancient China to the modern War on Terror. What makes this collection unique is Spiller's decision to write his stories not as a historical text, but as fiction. That doesn't degrade the book's fiction, without compromising historical accuracy or value. authenticity. By using fiction, Spiller is able to introduce important issues in military history, like the influence of Antoine-Henri Jomini on American Civil War commanders, the idea of war as a practical "craft" than an unchanging ritual, the issues of technology versus morale, and more.
more in a very unorthodox package.
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* ArmiesAreEvil: What Justus Lipsius thinks of Wallenstein's armies in ''Scoundrel''. He approves of national armies, though.
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* ArmiesAreEvil: What Justus Lipsius thinks of Wallenstein's armies in ''Scoundrel''. He approves of national armies, armies that fight for "love of country", though.
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* ArmchairMilitary: Wallenstein accuses Justus Lipsius of being one in ''Scoundrel''. Lipsius replies that his students were Maurice of Orange, William Louis, and the tutor of the Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus.
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* BasedOnATrueStory:
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* BasedOnATrueStory:BasedOnATrueStory: ''A Sword is Drawn'' is based upon the life of the Han historian Sima Qian.
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* TheEmperor: Hirohito's wartime role is discussed in the last part of ''The Final War''. [[spoiler: Major Popper believes that the emperor is guilty of war crimes. His superiors suppress any evidence that would implicate the emperor because they want to rebuild Japan to support the U.S. in the Cold War.]]
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* TheEmperor: ''A Sword is Drawn'' features a Chinese emperor (probably [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Wu_of_Han Emperor Wu]]). Hirohito's wartime role is discussed in the last part of ''The Final War''. [[spoiler: Major Popper believes that the emperor is guilty of war crimes. His superiors suppress any evidence that would implicate the emperor because they want to rebuild Japan to support the U.S. in the Cold War.]]
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** In ''Human Rain'', Tretyakov's commanding officer became a general through the police force.
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** In ''Human Rain'', Tretyakov's commanding officer became a general through the police force. TruthInTelevision, actually. General Fock was an officer in Russia's gendarme corps who transferred to the army as a police general.
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* TheEmperor: Hirohito's wartime role is discussed in the last part of ''The Final War''. [[spoiler: Major Popper believes that the emperor is guilty of war crimes. His superiors suppress any evidence that would implicate the emperor because they want to rebuild Japan to fight in the Cold War.]]
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* TheEmperor: Hirohito's wartime role is discussed in the last part of ''The Final War''. [[spoiler: Major Popper believes that the emperor is guilty of war crimes. His superiors suppress any evidence that would implicate the emperor because they want to rebuild Japan to fight support the U.S. in the Cold War.]]
