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Possibly you're thinking of The Forever War by Joe Haldeman (http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21611.The_Forever_War http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21611.T

• zem 14y ago
  almost certainly not - that's a novel, and one of the all time greats of the genre.
  • tempestn 14y ago
    Yes, but aside from the word 'short', it fits perfectly. If parent can't remember any details, it's possible they misremembered the length.