HH: "The value of travel. I met all the characters in this story (except the alien) on a visit to Yugoslavia. Just seeing them together generated the story." (Bibliographia (1951-1965))

PUBLICATION HISTORY

  • Analog, December 1964.

  • Two Tales and Eight Tomorrows, May 1965.

  • The Unfriendly Future, edited by Tom Boardman, Jr. London: New English Library, 1965, pbk.

  • Stories from Science Fiction, edited by G.D. Doherty. London: Thomas Nelson, 1966, hbk.

  • as: "Rettungsaktion" in Bruder im All [Two Tales and Eight Tomorrows]. 1968. [German].

  • Above the Human Landscape: an Anthology of Social Science Fiction, edited by Willis E. McNelly and Leon E. Stover. New York: Goodyear, 1972, hbk and pbk.

  • Nouveau Cours d'Anglais, edited / written by Doreen Markham and Pierre Simon. France: Wesmael Charlier, 1972, hbk. Includes a version of the story re-written in simplified English, with lessons and vocabulary, for English language teaching.

  • The Astounding-Analog Reader: Volume 2, edited by Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss. New York: Doubleday, 1973, hbk.
  • The Best of Harry Harrison, June 1976.

  • in: Oorlog met de Robots. Deurne: A.W. Bruna and Zoon, 1974, pbk. Translated by C.A.G. Van den Broek. [Flemish]

  • Constellations: Stories of the Future, edited by Malcolm Edwards. London: Victor Gollancz, 1980, hbk.

  • Constellations, edited by Malcolm Edwards. London: Penguin, 1983, pbk.

  • Analog: Writer's Choice (Anthology #5), edited by Stanley Schmidt. New York: Davis, 1983.

  • Top Science Fiction: the Author's Choice, edited by Josh Pachter. London: Dent, 1984, p.155-165, ISBN: 0-460-04647-0, hbk. Includes a brief introduction to the story by HH.

  • in: La Crema de la Ciencia Ficcion, edited by Josh Pachter. Argentina: Emece Editores, 1986, pbk. Translated by Alicia Steinberg. [Spanish].

  • as: "Räddningsförsöket" in Aschkelons Gator [The Best of Harry Harrison]. 1985. [Swedish].

  • as: "Sauvetage" in Le Livre d'Or de la Science Fiction: Harry Harrison, edited by George W. Barlow. Paris: Presses Pocket, 1985, pbk. p.79-97. Translated by George W. Barlow. [French].

  • as: "Befreiungsoperation" in: Top Science Fiction 1, edited by Josh Pachter. Munich: Heyne, 1987. Translated by Malte Heim. [German]

  • Stainless Steel Visions, February 1993.

  • as: "Operacja Ratunkowa" in: Zlote Lata Stalowego Szczura [Stainless Steel Visions]. 1994. [Polish]

  • as: "Rettungsaktion" in: Visionen einer Stahlratte [Stainless Steel Visions]. 1995. [German]

  • 50 in 50, July 2001.