It is difficult and not always useful to recap every story in a collection. So a few highlights for Stirling fans follows:

"Three Walls-32nd Campaign" recounts what happens to one of the legions lost by Crassus. Sold as a group to be mercenaries, the Romans find themselves fighting throughout the universe. Roman discipline and fury are as deadly at the ends of the universe, maybe more so, since their enemies have never fought such a disciplined group. Of course their masters should remember that Romans are not as simple as they seem.

"Riding Shotgun to Armageddon" is the Island in the Sea of Time story. Pharaoh's army including its' new rifle and canon company are moving to stop the Hittite army's passage. This adds to the story of one of the Nantucketeers who went to Egypt.

"Something for Yew" is the Dies the Fire related story. Set over 50 years after the change; it tells of a murder investigation in Britain. An investigator from New Scotland Yard is called down to Portsmouth to investigate an odd death.

One of the most interesting stories is "The Charge of Lee's Brigade". In a world where the America's never split from Britain, Robert E. Lee is in the Crimea preparing to show what the Virginian Calvary can do. This story mixes historic characters and events in a fun and interesting way.

"Lost Legion" is the first of a pair of stories that is set in Central America as the United States is collapsing. A military force is far from home and short on resources, so it gets what every unit in short supply needs, a monster tank.