A collection of short stories set in a future of space-age wars. Contents: Introduction / Gordon R. Dickson -- Hero / Joe W. Haldeman -- The Short Ones / Raymond E. Banks -- Transfusion / Chad Oliver -- Sail 25 / Jack Vance -- Bye, Bye, Banana Bird / Sonya Dorman -- Test Ultimate / Christopher Anvil -- The Starsloggers / Harry Harrison.
Gordon Rupert Dickson was an American science fiction author. He was born in Canada, then moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota as a teenager. He is probably most famous for his Childe Cycle and the Dragon Knight series. He won three Hugo awards and one Nebula award.
Got this book from a vending machine at a brewery - definitely some good stories in this. I personally enjoyed Transfusion by Chad Oliver and Hero by Joe W. Haldeman the most of the collection.