Description:

Contains Books #5 and #6 The Sword and The Chosen , in the best selling General series.

The Empire of Man has fallen and a new Dark Age is upon the stars. With planets cut off and reduced to subsistence and ignorance, humanity has nearly forgotten its past greatness. But one battle computer has survived the Collapse. He is Center. And Center is determined to find and aid leaders who can return a star-faring republic to the galaxy. The first of these leaders is Raj Whitehall, a man born to be a general, and molded to retake civilization itself from the jaws of barbarism.

The Sword
For five years Raj Whitehall has led his men across the face of the planet Bellevue. With saber and bayonet he has conquered one barbarian nation after another. Now his greatest enemy is his own overlord, Barholm Clerett, who's so paranoid of Raj's victories that he is reduced to onl

About the Raj Whitehall series:

“[T]old with knowledge of military tactics and hardware, and vividly described action . . . devotees of military SF should enjoy themselves.”— Publishers Weekly

“[A] thoroughly engrossing military sf series . . . superb battle scenes, ingenious weaponry and tactics, homages to Kipling, and many other goodies. High fun.”— Booklist

About David Drake:

“[P]rose as cold and hard s the metal alloy of a tank … rivals Crane and Remarque …” – Chicago Sun-Times

“Drake couldn’t write a bad action scene at gunpoint.” – Booklist

The General Series
The Forge
S. M. Stirling
David Drake

The Hammer
S. M. Stirling
David Drake

The Anvil
S. M. Stirling
David Drake

The Steel
S. M. Stirling
David Drake

The Sword
S. M. Stirling
David Drake

The Chosen
S. M. Stirling
David Drake

The Reformer
S. M. Stirling
David Drake

The Tyrant
Eric Flint
David Drake

The Heretic
Tony Daniel
David Drake

The Savior
Tony Daniel
David Drake

Omnibus Editions Warlord
David Drake
S. M. Stirling
Contains The Forge and The Hammer*

Conqueror
David Drake
S. M. Stirling
Contains The Anvil and The Steel*

Hope Reborn
David Drake
S. M. Stirling
Contains The Forge and The Hammer*

Hope Rearmed
David Drake
S. M. Stirling
Contains The Anvil and The Steel

The Army took David Drake from Duke Law School and sent him on a motorized tour of Viet Nam and Cambodia with the 11th Cav, the Blackhorse. He learned new skills, saw interesting sights, and met exotic people who hadn't run fast enough to get away.***