Human colonies have been attacked and destroyed, and the fail safe bomb implanted under all colonies has been disabled beforehand. The military has decayed after centuries of peace and men are untrained and the warships are old and rare.
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1953 |
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Galaxy Science Fiction, July 1953 | Galaxy Publishing Corporation | MAGAZINE | 138 |
| May 1954 |
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Science-Fiction Thinking Machines: Robots, Androids, Computers | Vanguard Press | Anthology | 182 |
| November 1956 |
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Galaxie, Novembre 1956 | Éditions Nuit et Jour | MAGAZINE | 58 |
| May 1958 |
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Galaxis Science Fiction, #3 | Moewig | MAGAZINE | 104 |
| June 1958 |
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Galaxy, #1 | Editrice Due Mondi | MAGAZINE | 104 |
| March 1982 |
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Soldier Boy | Timescape / Pocket Books | Collection | 11 |
| September 1983 |
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Urania #952 | Mondadori | MAGAZINE | 5 |
| April 1984 |
|
Sternengesicht | Goldmann | Collection | 142 |
| April 1989 |
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Robots | Signet / New American Library | Anthology | 290 |
| August 1989 |
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Robots | Robinson | Anthology | 290 |
| November 1989 |
|
Space Infantry | Ace Books | Anthology | 75 |
| 1990 |
|
Friends, Robots, Countrymen | Dercum Audio | Anthology | |
| January 2016 | Soldier Boy | Project Gutenberg | Chapbook | ||
| March 2021 |
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Black Infinity, Summer 2021 | Dead Letter Press | MAGAZINE | 209 |