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He isn’t Attila the Hun as we saw in the last book, but he knows how to keep fight a battle and keep the pressure on Casca and team. However, he has very little regard for human life, which adds a lot of tension as we know what is in store for Casca and team if caught. He pushes his men hard and knows he has the numbers. This helps connect the smaller scale battles with the large-scale stuff seen in earlier books.Ĭolonel Lon, the main antagonist in the book is intelligent and a worthy opponent for Casca as he knows military tactics very well. This tactic works very well in smaller scale battles and feels more believable here. One example is his use subterfuge to draw the enemy in and hit them hard with the hope of evening the odds and take out as much of the enemy as possible before they can regroup. Some of the tactics that Casca used in large scale conflicts from previous books are on display here. In this book, we see Casca in a smaller conflict with less than 100 combatants where tactics have changed. The entire book is this rescue and escape.
This takes place during high point of the Khmer Rouge genocide where the people living in the Cambodian countryside are being executed in mass and that is what is in store for this family if caught. To get there he and his team must parachute in and find the family which are believed to be hiding in a cave.
He is offered $200,000 to rescue some Taiwanese/Chinese refugees from the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. It is the end of the Vietnam War and Casca is a mercenary. In fact, it is even more focused than Panzer Soldier as it takes place only in a few days. Soldier of Fortune is like Panzer Soldier where the book is more focused.
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So far that has been my favorite story of this series as the conflict was more focused and the stakes were great. The most notable exception is Panzer Soldier, which takes place during World War II. He is offere Most of the Casca books have taken place during ancient history. Most of the Casca books have taken place during ancient history. Sadler, is best when he sticks to the distant past and doesn't write about what he thinks he knows about.more Yes, it's all in here with hints of misogynism thrown in when racist stereotypes weren't enough. Sadler, is best when he sticks to the distant past and doesn't write about what he thinks he knows ab "The effeminate Orientals" and the ever willing South East Asian woman who wants nothing more than to make Casca her man and he make her his woman with the author always appealing to stereotypical Asian ways as if they are real and explains everything about what we need to know about South East Asia. "The effeminate Orientals" and the ever willing South East Asian woman who wants nothing more than to make Casca her man and he make her his woman with the author always appealing to stereotypical Asian ways as if they are real and explains everything about what we need to know about South East Asia. Together, this rugged and determined band of soldiers race against time and the natural dangers of the jungle to find the family.while a small, but savage Cambodian army led by a ruthless general races after them.more In order to even the odds a little, Casey enlists the aid of three friends: a former South Viet soldier named Van, a mountain tribesman known as George, and Phang, a Kamserai bandit familiar with the deadly Cambodian jungles. Always waiting for the next inevitable battle, Casey decides to take the offer even though this mission might be his last. In order to even the odds a little, Casey enlists the aid of three friends: a fo When Major Shan of Taiwanese military intelligence is contracted to rescue a merchant family from the jungles of Cambodia, he selects Casca-aka Casey Romain-to do the job.
When Major Shan of Taiwanese military intelligence is contracted to rescue a merchant family from the jungles of Cambodia, he selects Casca-aka Casey Romain-to do the job.
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