Books #6 in the popular Carrera military science fiction series.
Tarawa. Iwo. Normandy. Names that shine in the military history of two
worlds, places where brave men stormed ashore and fought their way to
victory no matter the odds. But then there are other names: Marathon.
Malta. Gallipoli.
Balboa's Patricio Carrera has driven the Tauran Union from his adopted
country, driven them out with appalling loss and worse humiliation.
That's not enough though. To finally finish his enemies, Carrera needs
to draw them back for a more telling defeat. He cannot take the battle
to them because, beyond some long range bombardment capability, he
cannot reach them. But when they return, they don't plan to come alone;
they insist on having someone else do most of the bleeding for them.
Carrera understands this. And that's why he's provoked the Zhong Guo
mercilessly, infuriating their ruling Empress. He needs the Zhong in the
war, to buck up the Taurans to continue the war to its bitterest end and
not unending stalemate.
But to get to Carrera, the Zhong must take the Isla Real, the strongest
island fortress on two worlds. In the process, they'll learn why Marines
never forget those other names. . . .
Gallipoli...Malta...Marathon.
Carrera's enemies are about to learn why the expression blood-stained
water is not just a literary allusion.
**About Tom Kratman's Carrera series:
**"[I]nterplanetary warfare with. . .[a] visceral story of bravery
and sacrifice . . . fans of the military SF of John Ringo and David
Weber should enjoy this SF action adventure."-Library Journal
"Kratman's dystopia is a brisk page turner full of startling twists ...
[Kratman is] a professional military man ... up to speed on military
and geopolitical conceits." -Best-selling author of America Alone Mark
Steyn on Tom Kratman's uncompromising military SF thriller, Caliphate
"Kratman raises disquieting questions on what it might take to win the
war on terror...realistic action sequences, strong characterizations and
thoughts on the philosophy of war." - *Publishers Weekly
Carerra Series:
**A Desert Called Peace
Carnifex
The Lotus Eaters
The Amazon Legion
Come and Take Them
The Rods and the Axe
