The Legionnaire

Sadler does a good job of describing the country for obvious reasons. He served there in the SF in the mid 60's & later wrote "The Ballad of the Green Berets". More on him here: [URL not allowed] As a seemingly ardent supporter, you'd think his POV would be skewed, but he gives......more

In this installment of the Casca series (total 57 books so far), Casca finds himself in the midst of the Indochina War, where he is tasked with fighting alongside the French Foreign Legion against the Viet Minh forces. As he battles his way through the jungles of Vietnam, Casca is forced to confront......more

As my journey down memory lane continues, I find that some of these books are great, but others are lagging. Then there are the ones in-between. Casca the Legionnaire was a nice move forward in the series since my favourite, Casca: Panzer Soldier. This one takes place within a decade of the end of WW......more

I liked this fictional story because it included information about the Vietnam War that I didn't really know about. That is the French battles, like Bien Dien Phu, that occurred before America became involved. Casca joined the French Foreign Legion and fights for France in the jungles against the co......more

I dont know if its being set in the modern era (relatively) or the Vietnam War but I really liked this so much more than most of the other Casca books recently. I always enjoy them and believe I learn quite a lot about the historical period they're set in but some are definitely more interesting tha......more