Their next assignment separates them for several years before they reunite again at the end of the book. They go to a recovery planet where they can grow new limbs using technology that was previously unavailable. During this time, Mandella loses a leg while Marygay loses an arm. However, they’re soon sent to combat positions in space. The soldiers decide that joining the army is their only escape.Īt first, Mandella and Marygay are assigned as trainers. Mandella and Potter try to adapt, but Mandella’s mother is killed by the government because she isn’t important. To their surprise, Mandella’s own mother ages drastically and is in a relationship with a woman. The government has unfairly distributed resources based on class, and people are encouraged to enter into homosexual relationships to prevent reproduction. Their home planet is now overpopulated and dangerous. Even though the soldiers were only away for two years, because of time dilation they return to Earth twenty-seven years later. The military’s type of travel has had a dramatic effect on society. Their mission is successful and they return to Earth. They catch their enemy by surprise and wipe out the Tauran’s with relative ease. The remaining soldiers embark on a journey through space using collapsars, which move them light years in a second. Several soldiers die during training because they disobey orders or don’t follow safety procedures properly. Soldiers must endure subzero temperatures, live weaponry, and obey orders or else they’ll be killed by superiors who enforce strict discipline. The training is tough, as it’s designed to replicate the conditions soldiers will experience while fighting on alien soil. They’re chosen to join an elite military force that will battle Tauran aliens in the future. William Mandella and Marygay Potter are two of the most intelligent people in their generation. St Martin’s Press published this book in 1974. During that time they witness many changes in their own country as well as others around them. They fight against an alien race called the Taurans for over a thousand years. Joe Haldeman’s The Forever War tells the story of a soldier named William Mandella and his lover, Marygay Potter. 1-Page Summary of The Forever War Overall Summary
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