Tactics of Mistake

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Ace Books, 1983. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. One man could win against worlds! If that man was Cletus Grahame, iconoclastic ex-Terran military officer, and if his revolutionary new theries of tactics and training were valid. And the Dorsai, that world of stateless soldiers of fortune with their lives in foreign wars to feed their families, seemed to be the ideal testing ground. But if Cletus Grahame was wrong, if his theories were flawed and the Dorsai lacked the spark of greatness he thought he saw in them, then he was a dead man. For if he failed he would make a blood enemy of the most powerful planet in human space.222 pages. Spined creased. Top & bottom of spine, spine edges and some parts of outside edges slightly rubbed. 1/4" crease on outside edge of rear cover. Top & bottom rear cover outside corner tips have small crease. It's obvious that Cletus Graeme--limping, mild-mannered scholarly--doesn't belong on a battling field, but instead at a desk working on his fourth book on battle strategy and tactics. But Bakhalla has more battlefields than libraries, and Graeme sees his small force of Dorsai--soldiers of fortune--as the perfect opportunity to test his theories. But if his theories or his belief in the Dorsai lead him astray, he's a dead man..