Publisher Blurb: In 3081, the Republic of the Sphere was born from the ruins of the Word of Blake Protectorate. For an Inner Sphere devastated by the horrors of escalating war, the Republic was a beacon of hope for a brighter, more peaceful future... For a time, it almost was. Historical: Wars of the Republic Era describes the border conflicts that inevitably erupted in the decades after the Word of Blake Jihad. Covering the largest of these conflicts in particular - including the Second Combine-Dominion War, the Victoria War, and the Republic of the Sphere's own war against the Capellan Confederation - this book provides a hard look at the early years of what would come to be known as the Dark Age Era.