The release date for the English version of 'The Short Victorious War' by
David Weber is Apr 1994. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
The working class is abhorrent.
There is a problem for the ruling family of the People's Republic of Haven. There will soon be a civil war, the treasury is empty, and the Proles are restless.
But the ruling elite is aware of what they need to maintain their hold on power: a short but decisive conflict to bring the populace together and replenish the coffers. They have successfully used this card often over the last fifty years, and the only thing preventing them is the Star Kingdom of Manticore and its tattered friends.
The Peeps encounter something new this time, however. They will face off against Captain Honor Harrington and the Royal Manticoran Navy this time, who are ready to fight a protracted and anything but successful war.