Though we try to avoid editorializing, the careful reader will be able to draw his own conclusions about the many factors that contributed to the collapse of CameronвЂ™s noble experiment.

We have also attempted to resolve contradictions or errors of fact that have crept into previous volumes. Also included are sections on the LeagueвЂ™s economy, political structure, culture, important planets, and celebrated personalities. The section on the Star League military is also the first representation of what made the Star League Defense Forces the most powerful military in the universe. In particular, many will find new information in the account of how and why Ian Cameron went about making his dream of a united Humanity come true, how Stefan Amaris managed to become powerful enough to bring down the First Lord, and why General Aleksandr Kerensky did not seize power for himself after AmarisвЂ™s death. Though we could not hope to include every fact uncovered, this volume does provide a thorough introduction to the most important people, places, and events. Though much documentation has been lost in the centuries of war that followed the collapse of the Star League, ComStar is probably the only contemporary agency with the resources to piece together the history of the League. Commissioned ten years ago by the First Circuit, this recently completed study represents the work of more than 250 historians, researchers, writers, and editors. This volume is the most complete and accurate sourcebook ever compiled on the rise and fall of the Star League. With its collapse, Humanity entered the period of continuous warfare that we know as the Succession Wars. For most of the period, peace ruled the Inner Sphere as well as the distant Periphery worlds, allowing science and technology to reach unsurpassed heights.

In this era, all of occupied space became united under a single political, economic, and military aegis-a feat that almost defies the imagination. The Star League era, dating from 2571 to 2751, marks the Golden Age of Humankind.

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