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So why don't you all laugh about it.

Thanks, I didn't remember the book talking about it.

Maybe they were also choosing the name of a General who was hamstrung, and possibly prevented from obtaining a complete victory, by his own "government".

When was this? Thanks.

4 squadrons (Hellcat, Arrow, Longbow, Thunderbolt) of 10 fighters each. [See http://www.crius.net/zone/showthread.php?t=19931&highlight=victory+fighter+complement for some dispute on this. The book actually mentions an additional Arrow squadron in place of the Hellcat one, but there is an...

In the novel Tolwyn later tells Blair that 80 people were killed or injured (245). You could say he was lying, but I don't really see why he would or what it would accomplish.

But Snakier is, presumably, a Kilrathi name, not a human one.

Thanks.

Wasn't the future enterprise a different ship, anyway (the "-E" or something)?

How did the events of Generations conflict with All Good Things?

Maybe. But the excercise is: what action taken by a member or group of members of the Confederation could have been done differently to the greatest positive effect for Confed? Because there were people who knew better. And we are speaking from hindsight. I think you are right, the average...

All true. But, since you mentioned it, where humans ever really considered equals? I think that with the exception of Jukaga and a few others, they (we) were always considered a prey species. That's one reason I mentioned McAuliffe. I wonder whether the Kilrathi view of humans and, consequently...

The False Armistice it may be. How about a certain lieutenant's failure to pass along a priority triple A message from Admiral Banbridge on McAuliffe on Confederation Day eve, 2634?

Harga. The human was Abram.

I had assumed this was a typo, since Hellcats are referenced as part of the Victory's contingent elsewhere (pg 219, for example).

I see. Thanks.

Is "aye sir" preferred over "yes sir" in the Navy, then? Is "yes sir" ever acceptable?

In The Price of Freedom on page 312 Wilford says to Blair: "'Those are direct orders. Do you understand?' 'Yes, sir,' Blair replied. 'Sorry, Colonel, that wasn't the answer I was looking for.' 'Aye, aye, sir.' 'Thank you, Colonel, and good hunting.'" What is the difference between...

I suppose. But if humans are a species (or genus), then there are other species as well. Aside from that, if sentient alien life (ala Kilrathi) existed, would that change the grammar of it?

Good point. I wonder why that is. Races within humanity, religions and other groups tend to be capitalized. Any ideas?