SADLER, Barry

SADLER, Barry
(1940-1989)
   US soldier and writer, author of a famous song, "Ballad of the Green Berets" (1966), which commemorated the Special Forces in Vietnam; newspaper reports indicated that he was ambushed and assassinatedat his home. As an sf writer he was known exclusively for his series of military adventures starring an immortal mercenary named Casca, who is called to and serves in wars throughout history: Casca: The Eternal Mercenary (1979), \#2: God of Death (1979), \#3: The War Lord (1980), \#4:Panzer Soldier (1980), \#5: The Barbarian (1981), \#6: The Persian (1982), \#7: The Damned (1982), \#8: Soldier of Fortune (1983), \#9: The Sentinel (1983), \#10: The Conquistador (1984), \#11: The Legionnaire (1984), \#12: The African Mercenary (1984), \#13: The Assassin (1985), \#14: The Phoenix (1985), \#15: The Pirate (1985), \#16: Desert Mercenary (1986), \#17: The Warrior (1987), \#18: The Cursed (1987), \#19: The Samurai (1988), \#20: Soldier of Gideon (1988), \#21: The Trench Soldier (1989) and \#22: The Mongol (1990).
   JC

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