Flashfire — David Sherman; Dan Cragg

A violent rebellion breaks out on several frontier worlds after civilians are shot dead at the Confederation army base on the planet Ravenette. Enter the Marines of the 34th FIST. As the nearest ready-to-deploy unit, the team must hold the line until reinforcements arrive.

Charlie Bass doesn't mince words for his men in Company L's third platoon. Two army divisions--perhaps thirty thousand soldiers--are being overwhelmed, and somebody expects a thousand Marines to save the day. As pompous Confederation generals wreak even more havoc than the enemy, there are those who call the mission suicide. Of course it sounds hopeless, but for Marines like Charlie Bass and the rest of the 34th FIST, accomplishing the impossible comes with the territory.