Notes: Dedicated 'for Ben and, always, for Gay.' Record based on the second printing. Date stated as 2006 (record's date is from Amazon UK). Copyright: Joe W. Haldeman 1974, 1975, 1997. Part of the Gollancz SF publisher's series (10 titles). Format: 19.5cm x 13cm (7.7"x5.1"); 'rounded corners'. The last two pages are: a note about the author; a list of titles in the series. According to the author's note, this is the definitive version... the book as it was originally written. Ben Bova (analog) rejected You Can Never Go Back (here part of the Sergeant Mandella section) when the novel was serialized; this part was published in Amazing. The early book version was based on the Analog version 'with more adult language and situations.' The original version was restored in 1991. Parts of the novel:

• Private Mandella (p. 1)
• Sergeant Mandella: 2007-2024 AD (p. 81)
• Lieutenant Mandella: 2024-2389 AD (p. 165)
• Major Mandella: 2458-3143 AD (p. 183)