On the<em>Mechwarrior</em>novels, I can thoroughly reccomend that you never read<em>Ghost of Winter</em>ever. The only good i can say is that I didn't actually pay for it. On the other hand, I quite liked<em>Roar of Honor</em>, but it's very much a YMMV book.<br/><br/>As said, what happened to the GDL was the logical end of their "good heroes, bad mercenaries" reputation. They'd built up a reputation for not following orders and doing what they wanted, which never looks good. The MRBC saw that rep and graded the unit appropriately, which was in turn the catalyst for its final disbandment.<br/><br/>The irony is that the MRBC is a hopelessly stilted and one-sided organisation that blatantly plays favourites regardless. More then a little of that is because it's headed up by Jamie Wolf, who applies his own personal standards and biases to it's processes. And yes, he is the head of the organisation that reviews the performance of his own unit. You can see the issue here.<br/><br/>Besides, Jamie Wolf is a dick.