Wow, thank you! I appreciate that you took the time to go into some detail. It sounds exactly up my alley. >modifying the culture of the enemy so it is more

Wow, thank you! I appreciate that you took the time to go into some detail. It sounds exactly up my alley. >modifying the culture of the enemy so it is more easily defeated >everything you do is known instantly by the enemy Good stuff! Also, this is tickling my brain so hard; I feel like I've read one or two books or short stories that play with the second concept with very effective results, but I can't remember what they were. The later books in the Ender's Game series? Something by Neal Stephenson? Heinlen's The Moon is a Harsh Mistress? In any case, I look forward to Liu's take on it. I do speak French, as luck would have it, so thanks for those recommendations, too. This sub-thread has mentioned several books that I haven't read but look very interesting. What a gold mine!