Keith Laumer
Author
(1925 - 1993)
John Keith Laumer (June 9, 1925 – January 23, 1993) was an American science fiction author. Prior to becoming a full-time writer, he was an officer in the United States Air Force and a U.S. diplomat. His brother March Laumer was also a writer, known for his adult reinterpretations of the Land of Oz (also mentioned in Laumer’s The Other Side of Time).
Bibliography
Bolo (1976)
The evolution of juggernaut-sized tanks that eventually become self-aware through the constant improvement resulting from centuries of intermittent warfare against various alien races.
Envoy to New Worlds (1969)
Retief acts as a galactic diplomat to ensure the peace of the universe.