Every Novel Begins With The Speculative Question,

I'd Rather Talk To People Who Do Things Than Complain About Other People Who Do Things. I Say They're Idiots.

Liberation And Equal-rights Issues Notwithstanding, It Was A Man's Job To Make A Woman Feel Cherished And Respected.

For Over Two Weeks, The Defenders Of Wake Island Held Off A Vastly Superior Force Of Japanese Ships And Troops, Inspiring The Whole Nation With Their Plucky Spirit And Sacrifice. Unfortunately, Navy Leaders At Pearl Harbor, Struggling To Protect What Was Left Of The Shattered Pacific Fleet, Canceled A Relief Mission, Allowing The Island And Its Defenders To Fall Without Support. Wake Damaged The Long-standing Trust Between The Corps And The Navy, A Memory That Still Rankles Marines And Shames Sailors.

There Are People In Government Who Don't Want Other People To Know What They Know. It's Just Another Example Of Elitism. And I Spit On Elitism. Show Me An Elitist, And I'll Show You A Loser.

Well, It's A Communist Country, And The Communists Do Not Reward Personal Initiative...except By Execution.