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Title: The Quaker Cannon Title Record # 55527
Authors: C. M. Kornbluth and Frederik Pohl
Date: 1961-08-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
Synopsis: During a protracted world war between the communist countries versus the United States and its allies, a military officer whose career had been sidelined after he broke under torture, is chosen to serve as aide to the general heading up a huge top-secret operation designed to strike a conclusive blow.
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Translations
Year Language Title
1977Translated by Tony Westermayr
German Unternehmen Kerbsäge
1977 Italian Il cannone quacchero [as by Cyril M. Kornbluth and Frederik Pohl]
1993 Italian Il cannone di legno [as by Cyril M. Kornbluth and Frederik Pohl]

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
Honorable Mentions 1962 Hugo Best Short Fiction

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Analog Science Fact -> Fiction, August 1961 1961-08-00 ed. John W. Campbell Street & Smith Publications, Inc.  
$0.50?$: US dollar
180
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
mag Schoenherr Checkmark
Analog Science Fact -> Fiction, December 1961 (UK) 1961-12-00 ed. John W. Campbell Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd  
2/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
128
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
mag  
The Wonder Effect 1962-09-00 C. M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl Ballantine Books F638
$0.50?$: US dollar
159
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Richard Powers Checkmark
The Wonder Effect 1962-11-00 C. M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl Ballantine Books F638
$0.50?$: US dollar
159
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Richard Powers Checkmark
The 7th Annual of the Year's Best S-F 1962-12-00 ed. Judith Merril Simon & Schuster  
$4.50?$: US dollar
399
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Nick Musi Checkmark
7th Annual Edition: The Year's Best S-F 1963-06-00 ed. Judith Merril Dell 9773
$0.75?$: US dollar
399
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Brillhart Checkmark
The Best of Sci-Fi—Two 1964-00-00 ed. Judith Merril Mayflower-Dell 9773
5/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
399
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Checkmark
The Wonder Effect 1967-00-00 C. M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (2))  
18/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
160
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
The Wonder Effect 1969-07-00 C. M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl Ballantine Books 01662
$0.75?$: US dollar
159
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
The Wonder Effect 1969-07-00 C. M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl Ballantine Books 01662
$0.75?$: US dollar
159
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
The Wonder Effect 1974-09-00 C. M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl Panther 0-586-03997-X
£0.40?£: UK pound
176
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Anthony Roberts Checkmark
Critical Mass 1977-10-00 C. M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl Bantam Books 0-553-10948-0
$1.75?$: US dollar
xi+
179
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Eddie Jones Checkmark
Shared Tomorrows: Science Fiction in Collaboration 1979-10-00 ed. Barry N. Malzberg, Bill Pronzini St. Martin's Press 0-312-71637-0
$10.95?$: US dollar
xiv+
233
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Gary La Sasso Checkmark
Our Best: The Best of Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth 1987-02-00 C. M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl Baen Books 0-671-65620-1
$2.95?$: US dollar
286
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll
Isidre Monés?Isidre Mones
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Our Best: The Best of Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth 1987-02-00 C. M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl Baen Books 0-671-65620-1
C$3.95?C$: Canadian dollar
286
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll
Isidre Monés?Isidre Mones
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The Great SF Stories #23 (1961) 1991-07-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books (DAW Collectors #856) 0-88677-478-0 / UE2478
$5.50?$: US dollar
367
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Angus McKie Checkmark
The Great SF Stories #23 (1961) 1991-07-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books 0-88677-478-0 / UE2478
C$5.99?C$: Canadian dollar
367
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Angus McKie Checkmark
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