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Casca #11: Legionnaire

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If you love Casca, then you will love this book. I liked the fact that Barry brought back Casca's best friend and fighting companion from Book # 5 The Barbarion, (one of the all-time best of the series), in the form of Glam.

Though he wasn't called Glam here, he was the same character, reincarnated. Very memorable, even after all of these years. Though built like a bear, and fought like a lion, he was funny as hell. great characterization here, along with great battle scenes, only the likes that Barry sadler knew how to write firsthand.

A must read for adventure fans.

Having noticed the unhelpful review below, I decided to write a proper one about the book. Casca is recruited into the French Foreign Legion in the aftermath of the second worldwar - the first part of the story deals with Casca's escape from a shattered Berlin and is wonderfully written - and trains in Africa.

He is then shipped to Vietnam and is involved in the bitter war against the Viets fighting for independance. Gus Beidemann joins Casca and the two enjoy a few hilarious adventures before they are dropped into Dien Bien Phu in 1954 which saw the eclipse of France's Indochinese empire. The battle is well written and gives you some idea as to what went on in that terrible siege.

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