The Emperor’s Sword!Bolters roar and chainswords scream as the battlefield welcomes the physical definition of the Imperium’s might - the Adeptus Astartes. Drop Pods smash down from orbit, unleashing squads of Space Marines, their vox-amplified war cries panicking and scattering foes. Gunships roar through the scorched skies, air-to-surface missiles slamming down zenith angles to annihilate entire battalions of enemies. Huge, imposing armored tanks rumble ever forward, crushing the unwary and firing shot after wrathful shot into the massed hordes of heretic and alien alike. Devastators line up to launch immensely powerful batteries of heavy weapons fire in support of their brethren. When the smoke clears, the Space Marines stand victorious, and as long as one of their number draws breath the Imperium will never fall.This two-hundred page, full-color hardback book contains: The epic story of the Space Marines, their innumerable conflicts and the revered Codex Astartes that guides them Color schemes and iconography used by the Space Marines’ various chapters, with expertly-painted examples A comprehensive army list that allows you to turn your Space Marines collection into a formidable force ready to deploy in games of Warhammer 40,000 Tactical Objectives, the Gladius Strike Force detachment, twelve formations plus Warlord Traits, Chapter Relics and Chapter tactics
