This is where I'm going to dump useful links for this genre. Though I tend to focus more on the politicial and conspiratic elements in my stories, in the end I found that pretty much all of them deals with war and loss to some extent.
First, of course the general how-to:
http://www.military-sf.com/
Then here are useful references for practically anything you need for an alien invasion:
http://www.militarynewbie.com/manuals.php
And as to why it's worth writing about:
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/sfnews2/04_dec/news1204_5.shtml
First, of course the general how-to:
http://www.military-sf.com/
Then here are useful references for practically anything you need for an alien invasion:
http://www.militarynewbie.com/manuals.php
And as to why it's worth writing about:
http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/sfnews2/04_dec/news1204_5.shtml