On Silver Wings

Without warning some unknown and unnamed aliens have attacked the human colony planet Hayden. Many, perhaps a majority, of the colonists have been killed, and the remainder have been driven into the jungles. The story kicks off with Sergeant Sorilla Aida, the lone surviver of a special forces unit that was dispatched to contact the colonists and find out what the hell is going on. It becomes her job to organize and inspire colonial resistance. While she is doing that, other human units take on the alien warcraft and soon find themselves at a serious technological disadvantage.
There is a lot of action both on the ground and in space. This is where Evan Currie shines. He really knows how to describe military action.
Pretty good military SF. 3.5 stars.
Very minor spoiler: Nothing to do with the story, but Curry overused and misused the work "smirk" so much that it actually became irritating and took me out of the story.