Table of Contents
Empire / J.E. Pournelle -- In clouds of glory / Algis Budrys --The star plunderer / Poul Anderson -- Tribesman, barbarian, and citizen / John W. Campbell -- The barbarians from within / John W. Campbell -- Hymn of breaking strain / Rudyard Kipling -- The miracle of government / James Burnham -- To a different drum / Reginald Bretnor -- The whirligig of time / Vernor Vinge --Nightmare with angels / Stephen Vincent Benet -- The aristocrat / Chan Davis --The sons of Martha / Rudyard Kipling -- Mail supremacy / Hayford Peirce --Herbig-haro / Harry Turtledove -- The fighting philosopher / E.B. Cole -- The voodoo sciences / J.E. Pournelle -- Pax galactica / Ralph Williams -- The proper study of mankind / J.E. Pournelle -- Finger trouble / Edward P. Hughes --Yellow rain and space wars / Adrian Berry -- That share of glory / C.M. Kornbluth -- The stars at war / J.E. Pournelle.