Publisher's Synopsis
Raimond Augustus Solomon von Machthaber, the younger son of the first Protector of the Felgenland Union, was an unlikely candidate to become the next Protector of the Union. However, through an unexpected turn of events, Raimond becomes Protector and has a mandate to wage a war against the overwhelming might of the Terran Directorate.
After Raimond's surprise election, Heinrich "Henry" von Machthaber, Raimond's eldest son, finds himself caught in the Directorate's intricate web of espionage and dirty tricks. Now, Henry must choose between what he knows-being an Assault officer-and his destiny-to learn how to potentially be the next Protector of the Union.
As a contrast, Jurgen Wulfjaeger has escaped his poor origins by joining the Assault. As a corporal in the Ninth Stahlburgh Rifles-"Violence Regiment"-Jurgen seeks victory against an enemy that defies human morality and will stop at nothing to win. Jurgen is an everyman trapped on a futuristic battlefield. A battlefield where the fog of war, unready leadership, and bad luck make victory for the Union a distant hope. Jurgen's and the military's sacrifices are a testament to their duty to God, their nation, and the Protector of the Union...
