Ms. Midshipwoman Harrington by David Weber. Short summary

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Having just entered the service, Midshipman Honor Harrington had already been assigned to a crew that soon set out for the Silesian Cluster to curb the pirates attacking the ships.

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Victoria (Honor) Harrington recently volunteered for the Earth Federation Space Force. WCF officers accepted the girl into their ranks, despite some circumstances that might have arisen with members of the fairer sex.

After being accepted and sworn in, Honor was placed under the command of Officer Elvis Santino. Elvis belongs to the category of military officers who are supposed to educate new recruits. However, Officer Santino’s upbringing methods are rather tyrannical. He demands from his subordinates to give and obey orders as much as possible. For any disobedience to the orders Elvis could apply cruel measures. Honor was no exception in this respect.

The baptism of fire for the girl was the battle in the Silesian cluster. Pirates had long been in charge there, attacking Federation ships and taking all the contents for themselves. The task of the battle fleet in the sector is to protect the ships in the cluster and eliminate the pirates.