Half the Battle

From Turtledove

Half the Battle is a short story by Harry Turtledove. It was originally published in There Will Be War IX: After Armageddon, edited by Jerry Pournelle in February 1989. It has not been reprinted.

Set in a post-Apocalyptic southwestern United States, over the course of five brief segments, the story follows the recovery of technology starting in the kingdom of Canoga.