Gravity’s Rainbow Under Today’s Hypersonic Skies
In our era of awe-inspiring hypersonic weaponry, we turn to Thomas Pynchon, who warns in Gravity’s Rainbow that the Rocket is never mere hardware; it is a nihilistic creed whose liturgy is speed.
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Political Realism in Max Boot’s ‘War Made New’
With his engaging work, War Made New, Max Boot serves as a modern-day Thucydides in his telling the story of war and why it matters.