Out of the Dark (Out of the Dark #1)

Out of the Dark by David Weber is the first part of a two-part science fiction series about the invasion of Earth by an alien race called the Shongair. 

Earth is being attacked. With no warning missiles come from space and take out almost every capital in the world. All governments are shattered, no one is in charge of civil or military chains of command. 

Around the globe different people with the training to fight back start organizing a guerilla response. 

From outer orbit, the Shongair do not understand why their initial show of force has not caused all humans to surrender. Philosophies so different that they are incapable of understanding that humans will never give up. 

Weber is one of my favorite science fiction writers. This series combines his love for a space opera with a military story to rival any other. 

Weber, David. (2010). Out of the Dark. New York: Tor.