fleet-maneuvers

Updated: May 12, 2025

He showed towering cities swarming with aircars; spaceports where the huge globes of interstellar ships landed and lifted out; farms and industries; vast crowds at public celebrations; troop-reviews and naval bases and fleet-maneuvers; historical views of the battles that had created Imperial power. "That, Lords and Gentlemen, is what you have an opportunity to bring your planet into.

H. Beam Piper - A Slave is a Slave