... It is generally acknowledged that the Campaign of the 132nd Segment
marked the turning point of the Geest War. Following the retransfer of
Colonel Silas Thayer to Earth, the inspired leadership of Major Wayne
Jackson and his indefatigable and exceptionally able assistants, notably
CLU President Boles, transformed the technically unfortified and thinly
settled key world of Roye within twelve years into a virtual death trap
for any invading force. Almost half of the Geest fleet which eventually
arrived there was destroyed in the first week subsequent to the landing,
and few of the remaining ships were sufficiently undamaged to be able to
lift again. The enemy relief fleet, comprising an estimated forty per
cent of the surviving Geest space power, was intercepted in the 134th
Segment by the combined Earth forces under Admiral McKenna's command and
virtually annihilated.
In the following two years ...
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Transcriber's Note:
This etext was produced from _Analog_ August 1962. Extensive
research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on
this publication was renewed. Minor spelling and typographical
errors have been corrected without note.