"Marines ain't supposed to sit. We're supposed to kill."

After the resource-rich planet Diamunde is seized by the armed forces ofindustrialist Marston St. Cyr, the Confederation Marines face their mostdesperate battles yet against the mechanized forces of the bloodyusurper. Promised a walkover by military planners, instead the Marinesmust run a gauntlet of steel, with weaponry three hundred years out of date.

For the Confederation's invasion army to seize the planet, the MarineFISTs first have to secure a planethead against St. Cyr's much largerforces which are equipped with superior weapons. Together with theiroutgunned comrades, the Marines of 34th FIST must do the impossible --or die...

"Caution! Any book written by Dan Cragg and David Sherman is bound to be addictive."
    RALPH PETERS, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLINGAUTHOR OF RED ARMY