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Defense Command

Mars was once a colony of the Earth Empire. Now they’re independent, and figure they’re ready to start –– and win –– a war. Guess it never hurts to think big.

Twenty years after the end of the Martian War, Admiral-the-Lord Ken Barron has written his memoirs –– dubbed ‘reminiscences’ by his publisher –– to set the record straight about what happened. Movies and popular histories have made Barron out to be a hero. He knows better. He was good at his job, and it wasn’t only luck that put him in command of the famed Belt Squadron at the start of the conflict. But luck had something to do with it.

Now he wants people to stop oversimplifying the war, and the crises that accompanied it. In his reminiscences, he’ll tell you exactly what he thinks about the war, about popular misconceptions of the war, about politics, and even about his publisher. Historians don’t usually ‘talk’ directly to their readers –– there’s a ‘the fourth wall’. In these books, Ken Barron won’t shut up.

These reminiscences aren’t for everybody. If you want to believe in perfect heroes, steer clear. If you want to believe that everyone in a uniform is a villain, back away. If you can’t handle the odd tangent, best avoid.

But if you want to know what happened when Mars foolishly came for Earth in 2231, this is the place for you.

Learn more about author Kenneth Tam here.

The Real Sackville

While Kenneth Tam was first developing Defense Command in 2005, he visited Halifax and toured HMCS Sackville, the last surviving corvette of the Second World War. With a crew of teenagers, she escorted thousands of men and millions of tons of cargo across the North Atlantic during the war, and proved rather adept at battling German u-boats.

If you’re a Defense Command fan who’d like to stand on the bridge of a Belt Squadron ship, visit Halifax. Sackville will be very happy to meet you.