title: Tactica Imperialis: A History of the Later Imperial Crusades (Warhammer 40000)
author:  Dan Abnett 
description: This is a Warhammer 40,000 background book, emulating in tone the Sabbat Worlds Crusade, though describing a number of significant battles/campaigns in Imperial history. The book comes from the perspective of an actual educational document of the 41st Millennium and as such is packed with diagrams, maps, artwork, photos and numerous facts and figures of these battles.
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  [Cover](kindle:embed:0002?mime=image/jpg)
  
  
  [The Emperor’s Chosen - Mike
  Lee](part0001.html#UGI0-f27ae6b1252e4238afa2d002535feeb7)
  
  
  [About The Author](part0002.html#1T140-f27ae6b1252e4238afa2d002535feeb7)
  
  
  [Legal](part0004.html#3Q280-f27ae6b1252e4238afa2d002535feeb7)
  
  
  [eBook license](part0005.html#4OIQ0-f27ae6b1252e4238afa2d002535feeb7)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # The Emperor’s Chosen
  
  
  Mike Lee
  
  
  The crusade fleet was eight hours from Sepharis Ultra when the Emperor spoke
  to Brother Reinhart.
  
  
  He had spent the long day amongst his battle-brothers, first honing his
  fighting skills in the confines of the strike cruiser’s practice ranges, and
  then venerating the spirits of his wargear with rites of maintenance under the
  watchful eye of Techmarine Amalthus. Afterwards, the Fighting Company had
  gathered for evening prayers, and then Chaplain Karst had sent them to their
  cells, to recite the Litanies of Hate and meditate upon the battle to come.
  
  
  Reinhart gave himself over comple