The Legion Carerra Series Book 4 eBook Tom Kratman
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On the colony planet of Terra Nova, Carrera has achieved his revenge, destroying those who had destroyed his life by killing his wife and children in a terrorist strike. And, with this help of his second wife, he has thwarted an attempted coup that would have restored the rule of the oligarchy and undone his hard-won victory. But his fight is not over yet...
The problem of the Tauran Union's control of the Transitway between Terra Nova and Earth remains, as does the problem of the nuclear armed United Earth Peace Fleet, orbiting above the planet. The Taurans will not leave, and the Balboans—a proud people, with much recent success in war - will not tolerate that they should remain.
And yet, with one hundred times the population and three or four hundred times the wealth, the Tauran Union outclasses little Balboa in almost every way, even without the support of Old Earth. Sadly, they have that support. Everything, everyone, will have to be used to finish the job of freeing the country and, if possible, the planet. The children must fight. The old must serve, too. And the women?
This is their story, the story of Balboa's Tercio a, the Regiment.
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Tom Kratman, in 1974 at age seventeen, became a political refugee and defector from the PRM (People's Republic of Massachusetts) by virtue of joining the Regular Army. He stayed a Regular Army infantryman most of his adult life, returning to Massachusetts as an unofficial dissident while attending Boston College after his first hitch. Before turning to writing, he practiced law in southwest Virginia. Baen has published his novels, A State of Disobedience, A Desert Called Peace and its sequels Carnifex, The Lotus Eaters and now The Legion, as well as his stand alone novel, Caliphate and three collaborations with John Ringo in the Posleen War series Watch on the Rhine, Yellow Eyes and The Tuloriad.
The Legion Carerra Series Book 4 eBook Tom Kratman
This is the 4th book in the Carerra series. It tells how a soldier, working to protect his country, transforms it, tries to make it better, for itself and its people. He does this by... No spoilers from me.Tom Kratman is a very good story teller writing about the future of America, but set on an alien world. This series of books show the slide into impotence the nation is currently undergoing and gives the reader a figure to latch onto. A figure that wants to reverse the slide and show the reader one way this might be done.
This series is not for people who think big charities do good for anyone but themselves. It is not for anyone who thinks it's better our soldiers should die without shooting back because the enemy is using human shields. These books are not for people who believe the Laws of War mandate there may be no civilian casualties in a war zone.
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The Legion Carerra Series Book 4 eBook Tom Kratman Reviews
Carrera's private war against terrorists has long since become an exercise in nation building and a war against those whose presence and aims made the terrorists possible to begin with. As such Carrera tied membership in the legion with the governing of Balboa. But Balboa is a small nation under occupation by a peacekeeping force that force represents powers whose way of life is anathema to all the things Carrera believes in. Indeed the Transunion is not just the direct enemy but pretty far down the road of being the hereditary classed society of the privileged few ruling the masses that is now Earth. So Carrera needs bodies as Transunion is many time more populous than Balboa. To get those bodies Carrera needs women. But past attempts to use women as combat troops has not been overly successful. The question is how to do it right. This is that story centered partly on one such solder. - I did not like this book as much as the preceding ones but I liked it. I would probably have like it more if there were fewer intermission chapters that filled in on what was going on in the big picture, but then again the big picture is necessary for context. I just found the personal struggles, fears, doubts, and ambitions of Maria as she joined up, went through training, and faced combat under difficult and morally trying circumstances compelling. If you like the series you should like this book. If you have never read any of the series you could read this one as an introduction then go back and read the previous stories.
I would not have bought this book if I have relied totally on the cover illustration! But I decided to buy it after I read the blurb on the back and a few of the quotes from editorial reviews.
Kratman is, apparently, not a fan of women serving in the military on battlefields. I think he is also not a fan of gay men in the military, or maybe likes the "don't ask,don't tell" culture, but I could be wrong in this regard.
But I believe Kratman must also be a practical man, who realizes that there must be someone on the homefront for defense. In addition, I think we all know that gay men are not going to stop enlisting or being drafted. And I was also glad that he recognized that, in an all women's legion, there are bound to be lesbians. (Okay, not just in women's legions, but I am working with his preferences, etc. It's his world, not mine.)
This is a beautiful, classic tale of motherhood, love (of all kinds), military training, war, fear and courage. The relationships all, at least to me, ring true. I felt that there was no unnaturalness about his characterization of various types of women, men, gay men and lesbians. We see true maternal love in all of its forms.
There is humor and there is tragedy. And at the center of the book, we see the transformation of an average young woman into a valiant, courageous and incredibly heroic soldier.
PS Because I speak Spanish, I also enjoy books with characters deriving from Spanish or Latin American cultures. Thank you for that, Mr. Kratman.
Another great book in the Carerra series, this time focused on the creation of Balboa's first REAL female soldiers, The Legion.
The characters are well done, as usual. And many, as usual, end up dead or wounded (it is a war we're reading about, after all).
The situations, politics, strategies, etc., are likewise well done. Including the motivation behind the Legion, the various issues with training and outfitting the women to serve alongside men in an army which sometimes seems to be composed of no one who has not taken AT LEAST Marine Basic Training, if not Ranger school (the workarounds for the various issues are clever and practical, in my opinion - if you're going to do something, DO IT).
There are likewise some interesting behind the scenes (after a fashion) looks at the culture and workings of Balboa; some will doubtless find it dystopian, but it is, above all else, practical and logical. Again, if you're going to do something, in this case, run a country, deter crime, and punish criminals, well… do it.
Over and above the book's worth as a military sci-fi novel, it is a pretty good look into one potential (and very logical) solution to some of the issues that arise with our own current military. It would be truly fascinating to see some of these ideas put into action.
All in all, a very good continuation of the series. On to "Come And Take Them!"
This is the 4th book in the Carerra series. It tells how a soldier, working to protect his country, transforms it, tries to make it better, for itself and its people. He does this by... No spoilers from me.
Tom Kratman is a very good story teller writing about the future of America, but set on an alien world. This series of books show the slide into impotence the nation is currently undergoing and gives the reader a figure to latch onto. A figure that wants to reverse the slide and show the reader one way this might be done.
This series is not for people who think big charities do good for anyone but themselves. It is not for anyone who thinks it's better our soldiers should die without shooting back because the enemy is using human shields. These books are not for people who believe the Laws of War mandate there may be no civilian casualties in a war zone.
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