If you can stand anime, find an old series called "Legend of the Galactic Heroes". It's long, it's decently hard sci-fi in places, and it's got wonderful reflec

If you can stand anime, find an old series called "Legend of the Galactic Heroes". It's long, it's decently hard sci-fi in places, and it's got wonderful reflections on war and politics. It very much feels like old Pournelle/Heinlen stuff, with a healthy amount of cynicism about the politicians causing the various conflicts. On the surface, it's just Space America versus Space Prussia, but there's so much more going on.