Sup, /tg/. My friends have convinced me to start running a Battletech: Time of War game. I have all the most recent hardbacks, I'm familiar with the BT rules, and quickly learning the TOW rules. Seems like an okay system.
One problem: I'm not that familiar with the Battletech *setting*. I know the basics, and I played Mechwarrior 2, 3, and 4 way back when, but I'm not sure I've got enough of a grip to run the kind of game I want to.

I'm planning on setting the game in 3048, in the Federated Commonwealth, near the Lyran/DC border. The initial game will be a guerrilla war fought against a successful coup d'etat, young duke trying to regain his throne thing, leading (eventually) to the Clan Invasion of 3050.

Can you fa/tg/uys recommend some book set between the Fourth Succession Wars and the Clan Invasion? Specifically any dealing with Lyran/Draconis conflicts?

Also, Battletech General.