Hammer's Slammers

A collection of linked stories. Introduction by Jerry Pournelle.

• Intro: Mercenaries and Military Virtue by Jerry Pournelle
• But Loyal to His Own (1975)
• The Butcher's Bill (1974)
• Under the Hammer (1974)
• Cultural Conflict (1979)
• Caught in the Crossfire (1978)
• Hangman (1979)
• Standing Down (1979)
• Interludes: Supertanks, The Church of the Lord's Universe, Powerguns, Backdrop to Chaos, The Bonding Authority, and Table of Organization and Equipment, Hammer's Regiment

A FEW GOOD MEN

ROB JENNE
He was a good boy from a backwoods planet — until he met the recruiting officer from the Slammers.

DANNY PRITCHARD
A brilliant officer who had achieved command rank the hard way, through the ranks, he had one fatal flaw — a conscience.

SALLY SCHILLING
She was tough as any man — and far meaner than most.

JOACHIM STEUBEN
A killer's killer, some thought him not even human — he was Hammer's special tool.

COLONEL ALOIS HAMMER
He made the Slammers what they were the meanest, toughest bunch of mercenaries who ever killed for a dollar, or wrecked a world for pay. No one could stand against them.