To rescue one man...

The Royal Alliance reels in shock as the United Worker's Legion spreads across industrial worlds, seemingly unstoppable. As ever more planets fall before the Legion's expanding military machine, Alliance citizens are trapped behind enemy lines - including celebrity business mogul and weapons manufacturer Archibald Cross. If Cross is killed or captured, the true extent of the Legion's might will go public, and panic will surely ensue. But how can the Alliance respond without alerting the dreaded Milipa Empire to its internal weakness, tipping the balance of power?

The Alliance will risk thousands...

In a desperate gamble, the Alliance assembles a crack strike force in secret to rescue Cross. The plan is simple enough: secure a series of bridges and a spaceport. With some of the most elite troops the Alliance has to offer, the landing force is confident, ready to deal the Legion a devastating blow and turn the tide of war against them.

And fan the flames of civil war.

But the Legion is more than a motley crew of disgruntled workers. Almost as soon as it begins, the Alliance rescue mission unravels into a savage fight for survival. Will the landing force save Cross and escape or face the bloody end their enemy has planned for them?