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.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 spheres 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