Project Gutenberg 2008-01-02 Public domain in the USA. 78 Martino, Joseph Paul 1931 Schoenherr, John 1935 2010 Schoenherr, Jack Schoenherr, John (John Carl) Pushbutton War Produced from Astounding Science Fiction August 1960. Reading ease score: 74.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, Bruce Albrecht, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Pushbutton War" by Joseph P. Martino is a science fiction novella written in the early 1960s. The book explores the complexities and emotional conflicts faced by a fighter pilot, Major Harry Lightfoot, as he navigates the mechanized warfare of the future, particularly involving rocket interceptors designed to neutralize intercontinental ballistic missiles. The narrative reflects themes of technology versus human intuition in combat situations, as well as the inner thoughts and motivations of a soldier grappling with the realities of modern warfare. In the story, Major Lightfoot finds himself stationed in a remote Arctic location, where he is part of a defense system designed to intercept and destroy incoming missiles. The structure of the military and the politics of war are examined through Lightfoot's interactions with his colleagues and his reflections on his Apache heritage. As a crisis unfolds with the launch of hostile missiles, Lightfoot must rely on both the advanced technology of his spacecraft and his own intuition to identify and destroy the enemy warhead while wrestling with the implications of his role in a seemingly automated and detached mode of warfare. The climax involves a tense battle against time as he successfully intercepts the threat, ultimately showcasing the delicate balance between human skill and reliance on mechanization in the context of war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories War stories PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 71905 71916 2024-11-10T10:51:25.086676 2023-09-11T03:48:30.593748 text/html text/html 68171 2021-01-03T05:45:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 79070 2021-01-03T05:45:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 154570 2024-11-10T10:51:29.714683 application/epub+zip 152122 2024-11-10T10:51:27.068673 application/epub+zip 95027 2024-11-10T10:51:25.799722 application/epub+zip 237440 2024-11-10T10:51:31.598629 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 229478 2024-11-10T10:51:28.835715 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 140804 2022-09-11T08:27:32.082512 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 63949 63828 2024-11-10T10:51:24.777685 2023-09-11T03:48:30.380742 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 63844 2021-01-03T05:45:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 24613 2021-01-03T05:45:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 63875 2021-01-03T05:45:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 24600 2021-01-03T05:45:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23263 2024-11-10T10:51:31.730659 application/rdf+xml 12322 2024-11-10T10:51:26.395682 image/jpeg 3254 2024-11-10T10:51:26.095695 image/jpeg 146840 2024-11-10T10:51:25.100683 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia