[deafpolygon]

Sure did.. it’s called Ender’s Game (Orson Scott Card).

[speed_spread]

And before that, The Last Starfighter

[deafpolygon]

And before that: "The book originated as a short story of the same name, published in the August 1977 issue of Analog Science Fiction and Fact."[1]

1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ender%27s_Game