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| Artist = [[Dana Knutson]]
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'''''The Four Years War''''' is a [[games|role-playing game]] sourcebook detailing a mid-[[23rd century]] war with the [[Klingon]]s, a prelude to the [[Federation-Klingon Cold War|cold war]] seen in ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' and the {{Star Trek films}}.
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| class="even" | [[Star Trek: The Role-Playing Game|TOS RPG]] #2218A
 
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| class="even" | [[1986 productions|1986]]
 
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| class="odd" | Pages:
 
| class="even" | 43
 
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| class="odd" | Year:
 
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*[[2270]] (aftermath POV)
 
*[[2252]] to [[2256]] (war)
 
*[[2133]] (''[[USS Bonaventure|Bonaventure]]'' prelude)
 
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| class="odd" | Stardates:
 
| class="even" | [[stardate|1/9409 to 1/9806]] (war)
 
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| class="odd" | Reference #:
 
| class="even" | ISBN 0931787807
 
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'''The Four Years War''' is a [[games|role-playing game]] sourcebook detailing a mid-[[23rd century]] war with the [[Klingons]], a prelude to the [[cold war]] seen in ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' and the ''[[Star Trek Movies]]''.
 
   
 
==Contents==
 
==Contents==
This was released as a scenario for ''[[Star Trek: The Role-Playing Game]]'', and used references from several [[novels]] and the ''[[Spaceflight Chronology]]'' (which differs from the more accepted and [[canon]] material in the ''[[Star Trek Chronology]]'' and later [[TNG]] and [[ENT]] era productions).
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This sourcebook was released as a scenario for ''[[Star Trek: The Role Playing Game (FASA)|Star Trek: The Role-Playing Game]]'', and used references from several [[novels]] and the ''[[Spaceflight Chronology]]'' (which differs from the more accepted and [[canon]] material in the ''[[Star Trek Chronology]]'' and later [[TNG]]- and [[ENT]]-era productions).
   
Introduced as "a concise compilation of library information on the conflict between the [[UFP]] and Klingons, [[stardate]]s 1/9409 though 1/9806 (in the [[2250s]])." This was originally released as a set with book #2218, "[[Return to Axanar]]".
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Introduced as "a concise compilation of library information on the conflict between the [[UFP]] and Klingons, [[stardate]]s 1/9409 though 1/9806 (in the [[2250s]])." This was originally released as a set with book #2218, ''[[Return to Axanar]]''.
   
 
This book was dedicated to [[Robert Heinlein]] and [[Joe Haldeman]] for their "skillful descriptions of future warfare".
 
This book was dedicated to [[Robert Heinlein]] and [[Joe Haldeman]] for their "skillful descriptions of future warfare".
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===Starship Tactics===
 
===Starship Tactics===
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==Credits==
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* Editor-in-Chief: [[L. Ross Babcock III]]
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* Senior Editor: [[Donna Ippolito]]
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* Production Managers: [[Jordan Weisman]] & [[Karen Vander Mey]]
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* Layout: [[Karen Vander Mey]] & [[Dana Knutson]]
   
 
==Characters==
 
==Characters==
 
;[[Aleek-Om|Loom Aleek-om]] : Starfleet [[history|historian]].
 
;[[Aleek-Om|Loom Aleek-om]] : Starfleet [[history|historian]].
 
;Sir Kenneth A.F. Brighton : Professor of [[psychology|psychohistory]].
 
;Sir Kenneth A.F. Brighton : Professor of [[psychology|psychohistory]].
;[[Zefram Cochrane|Zephram Cochrane]]
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;[[Zefram Cochrane]]
 
;Matthew L. Lloyd : [[Technician]], [[petty officer|second class]], aboard [[USS Bonaventure|UNSS ''Bonaventure'']]
 
;Matthew L. Lloyd : [[Technician]], [[petty officer|second class]], aboard [[USS Bonaventure|UNSS ''Bonaventure'']]
;[[Erikson|Ted Erickson]] : Starfleet historian.
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;[[Erickson|Ted Erickson]] : Starfleet historian.
   
 
==References==
 
==References==
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;[[Axanar]]
;CANON REFERENCE : Description of mention from book.
 
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;[[Battle of Axanar]]
   
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==Similar books==
;NON-CANON REFERENCE : Description, no non-canon links.
 
 
*''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Officer's Manual]]''
 
*''[[Federation Starship Recognition Manual]]''
   
==Similar Books==
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==External links==
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*[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Officer's Manual]]
 
*[[Federation Starship Recognition Manual]]
 
   
   
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The Four Years War is a role-playing game sourcebook detailing a mid-23rd century war with the Klingons, a prelude to the cold war seen in Star Trek: The Original Series and the Star Trek films.

Contents

This sourcebook was released as a scenario for Star Trek: The Role-Playing Game, and used references from several novels and the Spaceflight Chronology (which differs from the more accepted and canon material in the Star Trek Chronology and later TNG- and ENT-era productions).

Introduced as "a concise compilation of library information on the conflict between the UFP and Klingons, stardates 1/9409 though 1/9806 (in the 2250s)." This was originally released as a set with book #2218, Return to Axanar.

This book was dedicated to Robert Heinlein and Joe Haldeman for their "skillful descriptions of future warfare".

Introduction

The Planet Axanar

The History

The War

Related Issues

The Consequences

Timeline Chronology

Starship Tactics

Credits

Characters

Loom Aleek-om
Starfleet historian.
Sir Kenneth A.F. Brighton
Professor of psychohistory.
Zefram Cochrane
Matthew L. Lloyd
Technician, second class, aboard UNSS Bonaventure
Ted Erickson
Starfleet historian.

References

Axanar
Battle of Axanar

Similar books

External links

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