Gulag Moon — Tom Ciolli

This novella is the prequel to the Chronos Military Science Fiction series. This story focuses on Zach Murphy's disastrous early military experiences as he learns first hand about being on the receiving end of technologically advanced weaponry. The action begins as the Mining Syndicate drops a thousand obsolete factory workers off in a forest, gulag style. To survive, the workers must learn to fend for themselves, and eventually, they must confront the Syndicate and fight. Regrouping from the ashes of a disastrous defeat, Murphy quickly learns what a small mobile guerilla force can accomplish.