The time has come to take the fight to the Lankies.
Mars has been under Lanky control for more than a year. Since then, the
depleted forces of Earth's alliances have rebuilt their fleets, staffing
old warships with freshly trained troops. Torn between the need to beat
the Lankies to the punch and taking enough time to put together an
effective fighting force, command has decided to strike now.
Once again, seasoned veterans Andrew and Halley find themselves in
charge of green troops and at the sharp tip of the spear as the combined
military might of Earth goes up against the Lankies. But if there's one
constant in war, it's that no battle plan survives first contact with
the enemy...and the Lankies want to hold on to Mars as badly as humanity
wants to reclaim it.