Mercenary: Genesis in the Desert

by Harold Calin

An American in En The tough old American merc had been with the Israeli defense Forces since the 1948 War of Independence. He had fought behind enemy lines, in the Negev Desert, in the Six Day War. Now he was up against his toughest enemy --younger, fitter, more deadly -- today's mercenary. When the two met it would be a fight to the end.

Paperback

Published January 1, 1977

Reviews

[J.D · Rating 4 out of 5]

I didn’t mind this for what it was. A professional soldier relating his part in the Six Day War to a journalist over the course of a night. Also because I’d travelled to these parts it brought a familiarity, near nostalgia, that other readers may not share. Some of the language and syntax also would have been a little hard to follow, but not in a condescending manner, if I’d never soldiered as well. It was just two blokes in the same orbit having a yarn.
For me, a little gem.