The Short Briefing Sergeant's Tale (short story)

 was the fifth story in The Book of the Enemy. It was written by the anthology's editor, Simon Bucher-Jones.

The story was accompanied by a briefing discussing the importance of humour during wartime among the Humanic Cultures and the Great Houses. This was also written by Simon Bucher-Jones, though it was credited to Captain Robert Scarratt.

Summary
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Characters

 * Sergeant-instructor
 * "The Conquistador"

Briefing F

 * Robert Scarratt

Continuity

 * "The Conquistador" thinks of Robert Scarratt as one of the great soldiers of the Fourth Wave. (PROSE: The Book of the War, The Brakespeare Voyage)
 * The sergeant-instructor mentions Leviathans. (PROSE: The Book of the War, et al)
 * The sergeant-instructor is named Littlejohn in PROSE: Subjective Interlock.