![]() ![]() ![]() Naval Academy in 1929, and served on active duty in the U.S. Heinlein's military background and political views 4.2 Military history, traditions, and military science.1 Heinlein's military background and political views.The novel has attracted controversy and criticism for its social and political themes including allegations of advocating fascism or militarism. Starship Troopers won the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1960. ![]() Rico and the other characters discuss moral and philosophical aspects of suffrage, civic virtue, juvenile delinquency, capital punishment, and war. Rico's military career progresses from recruit to non-commissioned officer and finally to officer against the backdrop of an interstellar war between mankind and an arachnoid species known as " the Bugs". The first-person narrative is about a young soldier from the Philippines named Juan "Johnnie" Rico and his exploits in the Mobile Infantry, a futuristic military service branch equipped with powered armor. Heinlein, first published (in abridged form) as a serial in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (October, November 1959, as " Starship Soldier") and published hardcover in December, 1959. Starship Troopers is a military science fiction novel by Robert A. ![]()
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