I can think of lots of battles where the smaller army is steamrolled. However, the battles that count the most tend to be won by the smaller army.
On the other hand I have a book with an interesting take on this. Have you ever read "Legend" by David Gemmel? You might like his take on war in some of his books. It isn't all about winning. His books focus more on how it is fought and the wars within the individual warriors. Educational as well.
On the other hand I have a book with an interesting take on this. Have you ever read "Legend" by David Gemmel? You might like his take on war in some of his books. It isn't all about winning. His books focus more on how it is fought and the wars within the individual warriors. Educational as well.
Ever notice how in fantasy books the smaller army always wins?
- 20/09/2009 01:01:18 PM
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Re: Ever notice how in fantasy books the smaller army always wins?
- 20/09/2009 01:17:00 PM
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Well, usually the bigger army are the invaders. Defence tends to have an edge
- 20/09/2009 04:38:45 PM
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It's an essential plot device
- 20/09/2009 04:41:04 PM
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Yeah but...
- 20/09/2009 07:38:36 PM
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I don't quite agree
- 21/09/2009 01:22:45 AM
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I'm sitting here trying to think if I've read any books like that...
- 21/09/2009 01:40:08 AM
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Fail. 
- 21/09/2009 04:43:24 AM
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- 21/09/2009 04:43:24 AM
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Hrmm...guess Miéville failed to follow the script then *NM*
- 20/09/2009 07:48:29 PM
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and a lot of others. But there's a rumour somewhere that it's not the size that matters... *NM*
- 20/09/2009 07:53:41 PM
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It's still a valid point, even if one author doesn't "follow the script." *NM*
- 25/09/2009 12:34:48 AM
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Re: Ever notice how in fantasy books the smaller army always wins?
- 20/09/2009 08:45:48 PM
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That, and...
- 20/09/2009 09:08:48 PM
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Nineteen Eighty-Four, baby!
- 20/09/2009 10:37:05 PM
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That is not even fantasy...
- 21/09/2009 12:00:48 AM
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IT ISN'T?! *NM*
- 21/09/2009 01:42:16 AM
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Yeah, didn't your dad tell you about the double ungood days of the 80s? *NM*
- 21/09/2009 01:52:46 AM
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Doubleplusungood.
- 25/09/2009 02:09:27 AM
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Oops, sorry. Probably a thoughtcrime to put a space in. Rebellious waste of... pixels? Space? *NM*
- 25/09/2009 04:26:14 PM
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I agree. 1984 is not SF-F. *NM*
- 25/09/2009 12:36:46 AM
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All books should have a point, IMO. Otherwise, what's the point in reading them.
- 25/09/2009 04:32:43 PM
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Nineteen Eighty-Four is unquestionably Science Fiction. *NM*
- 26/09/2009 04:12:47 AM
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No, it's not. ScyFy does not lay claim to anything and everything that takes place...
- 26/09/2009 07:05:59 AM
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It's a novel which heavily relies upon futuristic technology. How is it not Science Fiction? *NM*
- 28/09/2009 01:43:23 AM
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I read it years ago and I don't remember any futuristic technology except...
- 28/09/2009 04:16:21 AM
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I would say that if a story uses that sort of thing, it has a science fiction element.
- 28/09/2009 05:20:39 AM
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The smaller army doesn't always win
- 21/09/2009 02:47:07 AM
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Because you don't have to root for the huge army that's supposed to win.
- 21/09/2009 04:38:22 AM
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Pratchett makes much of this. *NM*
- 21/09/2009 04:11:04 PM
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"You can take our lives, but you can never take our freedom!" "...wrong!" *NM*
- 21/09/2009 11:02:25 PM
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