Interplanetary Defense Force

Corporal Mark Allen Rogers, a young man, stands his ground as the enemy attacks and most of his platoon flee the onslaught. As a reward for his heroism, he is sent to the Officer Candidate School where he learns the ropes of being an officer. There he meets another soldier, Cynthia Street, and because they are from the same brigade, they become friends.

Returned to the fleet, he is assigned as a platoon leader, taking command of a unit that had been engaged in combat operations. On one of th...