Customer Reviews
Keeping the faith with unit honor and history. - By: , 23 Jan 1999 
"Bolos Book 1: Honor of the Regiment" (ISBN 0-671-72184-4) is a collection of stories written by several of today's best science fiction-fantasy authors & edited by Bill Fawcett, continues the history of the Bolo, huge, self-directing & self-aware combat vehicles, first penned by Keith Laumer. Honor of the Regiment is a title, I feel, was developed from Keith Laumer's story "Field Test," which tells the story of the first Bolo, named Denny, to use the full capabilities of self-directing & self-aware computer circuitry. Denny's unknown capabilities & the fear by his creators of not being able to control this powerful war machine also prevent him from being deployed to fight off an invasion of his creators country. When Denny was deployed there appeared to be no chance of stopping the enemy advance, even with his added firepower & other capabilities. Denny does the unexpected, instead of doing a fighting retreat against a superior force he charges towards the enemy's lines. This charge eventually breaks the enemy's invasion & forces them to retreat, but the victory came with a price. Denny,in human terms, was going to die from the many wounds he had takenin his charge, & there was no way to save him. Just before Denny dies, his Commander asks "Why he had continued his charge, when he knew he would be destroyed?" Denny's last words were "For the HONOR OF THE REGIMENT." Each of the storiesin "Bolos Book 1: Honor of the Regiment" continues the story line penned by Keith Laumer. Further, after serving my country during a twenty-year naval career I can relate to the ideal of self-sacrificein the face of overwhelming odds & to maintain the history & traditions of my unit & branch of service. I highly recommend the book to all science fiction readers.
One of the best Sci-Fi reads ever. - By: , 14 Jan 1998 One of the few books that I have read were I found myself cheering out loud for victories, & tearing up over the loss of friends. Truly a well written work. Causes empathy for our mechanized warriors. All of this series are must reads.
for the honor of the regiment - By: , 09 Dec 1997 now that I have finished the book & have to catch up on all the things I put of for fear of tearing my eyes away from the paper (things like food, sleep, s-x) I feel that I should tell you one simple thing. READ BOLO BOOKS they are plain awsome they are stand alone but each builds on the whole univese so you do not have to read themin any order. And when you are driving to work imagining that you are a hellbore blasting, infinite repeating, morter spewing incarnat of destruction, just remember that you are supposed to protect all those buggers who cut you off. (the life of a bolo aint easy)
"More, MORE! I'm still not satisfied!" - T. Lehrer - By: , 28 Oct 1997 
"More, MORE! I'm still not satisfied!" - T. Lehrer. I echo the sentiments. These are all solid, very re-re-readable works. Long may the Dinochrome Brigade endure, & many the tales which will reach us of them. Keith would have approved.
Bolos: Lancelots of the future - By: , 01 Jul 1997 Bolos are the embodiment of all that the human race wants its soldiers to stand for: near-indestructability & ideal principles. One finds it hard to remember that the Bolos were built by humanity to protect & die for humanity; the Bolos themselves know that this is their function & take pridein accomplishing it. It is thier sole function, & to them nothing cfan be of greater joy than the thrill of successfully completeing the mission. From stories that focus on the physical aspects , such as As Our Strength Lessens, by David Drake, to stories that are compromised of more mental aspects of the Bolo's psycotronic brains, such as Operation Desert Fox by Mercedes Lackey & Larry Dixon, the Bolos are arguably the most impressive war stories of Sci-Fi.
