The only thing I've read that really resonates with the same amount of 'clang' is the first half of the Dark Wing, before it devolves into a long moralistic genocide sermon and then obvious set-up for the rest of the series (it spans four books or so). It might still be worth it for that first part - and not that it matters, but it has a really striking cover.
David Drake also edited a collection of sci-fi stories titled "Space Dreadnaughts." though there's a disappointing lack of actual space dreadnaught-ing - most of it isn't military science fiction at all, with a few notable exceptions: the only story in the mold is "A Question of Courage", which feels like a much more modern story than it is (it was written sometime in the late '50s, I believe). It's an entertaining and interesting enough story that I've looked to see whether or not it was part of a series - it apparently is not.