I am his daughter and I thank yo for being don kind and respectful to hos legacy. The family agrees with our not happy with the ghost writer and hopes a better talent reechoes out to us soon.
Thanks so much Brooke. How lovely of you to leave that comment. Your father was such a hero to myself and I'm sure thousands of other people around the world. I have nothing but total admiration for his career as a soldier and then as a supremely accomplished writer. I'm sure my little video only scratched the surface of his career but I'm very pleased you've seen it. My best, Jules.
i was introduced to casca by my older brother back in the late 70"s and i loved the premise of the story to this day i cant imagine why nobody has made it into a movie
One of my all-time favorite series of books! Read my 1st one all the way back in early 1980 and have since reread the entire series mulitple times. Would love to see these get a WELL DONE television series!
Read the first one when I was 12 years old. Totally blown away. Never understood why this havent been filmed. Would make a great miniseries or something.
I read the whole series while in the Marines in the 80's over the years I've lost my collection. After viewing this .....I think I'll search and buy again.
I read many CASCA novels during my stay in Walter Reed Army Medical Center in the early 80's. During the last 40 or so years I've read many books. The Panzer Soldier, many TIMES...🎗
Thank you sir for a great presentation. I first discovered Casca in 1983 while I was in the USMC . I went to the Blt. command Bld , while off duty. I was invited to a game of chess with our Officer of the day , a Marine Staff Sergeant at the time . While I was waiting my turn to play , I noticed a paperback in the office trash can . It was Casca The Conqestidor . I quickly scooped it up and into my cargo pocket it went . Marine Officers of The Day seem to enjoy conficsating " stealing " troops shit that they don't approve of . That was my first Casca read , and for the rest of my four years , when I was broke , and nowhere to go , I would break out a Casca read , and my evening was good to go .
You have such a cool collection! My dad got me turned onto Casca about 11 years ago when I was in high school. He had several of the books and loaned them to me (I can't remember all of them now; I remember "Casca: The Samurai" was the first one I ever read). He got me a copy of the first book for my birthday one year and it's one of the best gifts I've ever received. I've only read a small handful of them, but they were always among my favorites!
That's awesome and jealous, you have done many to discover and enjoy. I started reading these back in the 80's and got through them quite quickly. In the UK I remember buying new releases through comic shops. In the 90s I used to import them as I had a steady audience for them in my store.
My dad as a 18 year old worked for a book distribution center that was associated with the Milwaukee public library. Let's just say it was a cake job. He came across the first casca book and was hooked. He spent an entire summer working third shift hidden in the platform of the roof access door smoking joints and reading books. Casca series was the one that really caught his eye. Such a great concept and the writing by Sadler flows so well.
@@JulesBurt I love the casca series. I could only wish it could be put to film properly. The possibilities are endless for Sadlers amazing story telling. Thank you for the response.
When I first heard of the legend of Longinus I thought it would make an awesome series! Now I know that somebody beat me to it! Can't wait to read them all.
I've bought the first eBook to give this series a try. Thanks for making this video, it's always a pleasure to discover a new series, especially one like this which looks full of action
Starting reading this series back in the 80's when I was in the Navy. Loved the books, think they would make an excellent tv series for Netflix or Hulu. My daughter recently graduated from film school at SDSU and I gave her the first book to read. I told her if she ever becomes a big time producer make a movie or tv series out of this book for me! Just one more thing to add, if you love the military and history you'll love this series. Sadler uses his Casca character as a way to describe how armies fought through history, with some good humor and drama!
I too was in the Navy. ( USS CONSTELLATION CV 64. Stationed at North Island, as you probably remember) Became a Barry Sadler fan, especially his Casca Series while on west-Pac. Took great interest in exploring the Persian Gulf area, Africa, Singapore, Thailand, the Indonesian Island's, the Philippines. I visited old battle fields and cemeteries with Casca in my mind, it really brought the character to life!
My dad got me into the series when I was 12. I have read all of the original books except the 4th and 6th. I am now 16 and still love the books. This is a great series everyone should read them. In my opinion the 20th book was the best. Casca Soldier of Gideon. Also Soldier of Gideon is about the 6 day war.
I started the series when it first came out and still have most of them up to 22. The only thing I still am mad at my EX is that she left the first one in an area where mice and rain got at it.
Of all the books or series I've ever read, Casca the eternal mercenary is the best series I've ever read. Sadler's use of history speckled with fantasy is intoxicating and pulls you like a moth to a flame. If you haven't read them, your life is incomplete.
I know this is an old video, but a small correction is whilst Casca has his hand cut off, he sews it back on in the same book, the running theme through a few of the books is that the cult has his spear not his hand. I would also recommend giving the newer Casca books a shot, similar to the ones written by Sadler in quality ( by that I mean some are hit or miss), and we get to see Casca meeting Gus for the first time as well.
thanks for that.. i haven't read the newer author - i did read the dinglesi ones and they were terrible.. sounds as if i should give the new guy a chance
@@albertbresca8904 As i said they are very hit an miss, but i would recommend that you read Blitzkreig, The Commissar and The Anzac, all of which are worth a read, I have not read all of the newest books, but those ones are very good.
I first encountered this series in the early '90s at some base exchange in Italy while I was in the Navy. I was hooked. And when I got back states side, I hooked my father on it too. And he was nice enough to fill in the gaps in my collection. It's a shame it never became a series of films or even a TV series, but I imagine it was too similar to Highlander. But Casca did get a "nod" in that one TV series, "Roar", where their version of Casca was a near rip-off of Mr Sadler's original.
Thanks for the great video. Been reading and collecting for sometime now. Question when collecting what’s the difference between charter and jobe???? Thanks. I see all your are charter.
I have read all the books, the ghost writers do not give the same detail as Barry did. You did not mention Cry Havoc, which is also a great book. I am not a writer by know his style and would love to help with the continuing the series and fill in the gaps in the time line of the books. Its a great series, worth the read.
@@JulesBurt Actually I am writing a book about a Special Operator who gets caught up fighting the drug cartels just before 9-11. I guess I should sit down and really write it, as I started back in 1998, lol.
Barry Sadler wird unvergesslich bleiben. Ich habe mich mit seiner Lebensgeschichte beschäftigt. Es ist unvorstellbar,was in diesem Menschen vorgegangen sein muss! Seitdem hängt ein Bild 80x40,in meinem Haus!!!
Always loved this series and thought, if properly done, would have made a great movie franchise. Back in the 80's I thought Tom Berenger would have made a great Casca. Thanks for the look at the series.
i bought a whole series of them but have never listened to them.... as i enjoyed the books so much - well so much that i read them over and over again..
@@JulesBurt i find i can read them and turn my brain off and just enjoy the book... he seems to be able to describe what it is like and make you actually feel as if there... it is weird....
Great video. I will be checking this serious out. Interesting how you think it might have influenced The Highlander Series. I have a pet theory that the character Nicholai Hel in Trevenian's 1979 novel 'Shibumi' might have influenced the Thomas Harris in his creation of Hannibal Lecter who makes his first appearance in 1981's 'Red Dragon'.
@@JulesBurt For sure, to me that does not make it any less impressive. I love discovering these hidden gems from which creative minds gleamed inspiration. Are you at all familiar with SM Stirling's 'Domination' novels? I think that is a more recent underrated series.
@@JulesBurt Did you ever get a chance to lookup the Domination Trilogy? I have all the original books and cover art. Happy to send you images if you ever wanted to review them.
i hope they don't do them for a few years as so much coming out these days is so woke it hurts.. they "base" the story on the book but write entirely their own crap....sigh actually an animated version would be pretty cool to start with or maybe a computer game even...
@@JulesBurt might be but an interesting start.... and at least they could draw the character as barry sadler drew him on his books... rather than some actor (mind you i am not sure who would play him... just thinking on it now.... can't be too pretty boy an actor and someone rough and ready... who has been through the wars... well many many wars...)
@@JulesBurt It would be hard of me to pick one book to recommend as they all have good varying qualities, so, I will recommend off of my likes. This book is a favorite of mine because the supporting character "Gus" who is Casca's side kick and is to be trusted without pause. Gus is also in a few more books within that time period. #42 Barbarossa
No he does not. He had many women, who loved him, especially when he was Viking. But he always left them before they discovered his true nature. That his except for his Viking wife, who was blinded and could not see him remaining young while she aged. The reason they separated was because he was washed overboard as they returned from the MesoAmerican civilization at Teotihuacan.
@@coleparker Theres a series of books i read as a kid in tge early 90's about a guy that would somehow warp or something to different times in a post apacolypse world,, i think he had a girlfriend name kristy,, i cant figure out the name of the series.
Sadler based on fantasy but Mathew 16/28 is based on reality Lord Jesus Christ said some of you standing here will remain until I return second coming.. Many many Christians cannot except these words from our Lord . But remember with God all things are possible.
I am his daughter and I thank yo for being don kind and respectful to hos legacy. The family agrees with our not happy with the ghost writer and hopes a better talent reechoes out to us soon.
Thanks so much Brooke. How lovely of you to leave that comment. Your father was such a hero to myself and I'm sure thousands of other people around the world.
I have nothing but total admiration for his career as a soldier and then as a supremely accomplished writer.
I'm sure my little video only scratched the surface of his career but I'm very pleased you've seen it.
My best, Jules.
i was introduced to casca by my older brother back in the late 70"s and i loved the premise of the story to this day i cant imagine why nobody has made it into a movie
Probably too similar to Highlander.
@@JulesBurt probaby but casca is a much better story
besides if its better to let the story rest in my imagation then im jsut as happy
One of my all-time favorite series of books! Read my 1st one all the way back in early 1980 and have since reread the entire series mulitple times. Would love to see these get a WELL DONE television series!
Maybe something for Netflix?
@@JulesBurt Exactly!
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Read the first one when I was 12 years old. Totally blown away. Never understood why this havent been filmed. Would make a great miniseries or something.
Probably a bit too similar to Highlander, although these came first of course.
Yeeees. Same bro. I found it in the book basket in the bathroom as a kid in our home ! Same thing with Conan 🥹
@NOBODY-ws3ui Nice👍
One of my favorite series. I’ve kept the books for years, and will occasionally reread them.
Still fantastic reads to this day, highly recommended 👍
I read the whole series while in the Marines in the 80's over the years I've lost my collection. After viewing this .....I think I'll search and buy again.
An excellent plan, they are still superb reads and very addictive 👍
I read many CASCA novels during my stay in Walter Reed Army Medical Center in the early 80's. During the last 40 or so years I've read many books. The Panzer Soldier, many TIMES...🎗
Panzer Soldier is a favourite of mine as well 👍
Thank you sir for a great presentation. I first discovered Casca in 1983 while I was in the USMC . I went to the Blt. command Bld , while off duty. I was invited to a game of chess with our Officer of the day , a Marine Staff Sergeant at the time . While I was waiting my turn to play , I noticed a paperback in the office trash can . It was Casca The Conqestidor . I quickly scooped it up and into my cargo pocket it went . Marine Officers of The Day seem to enjoy conficsating " stealing " troops shit that they don't approve of . That was my first Casca read , and for the rest of my four years , when I was broke , and nowhere to go , I would break out a Casca read , and my evening was good to go .
An excellent story, thanks Michael! These really are timeless and hugely enjoyable to this day. Thanks for sharing that memory my friend.
Loved this series of books have the whole collections read and re read the whole series many times
It's the best isn't it John 🙂
@@JulesBurt very much so
You have such a cool collection! My dad got me turned onto Casca about 11 years ago when I was in high school. He had several of the books and loaned them to me (I can't remember all of them now; I remember "Casca: The Samurai" was the first one I ever read). He got me a copy of the first book for my birthday one year and it's one of the best gifts I've ever received. I've only read a small handful of them, but they were always among my favorites!
That's awesome and jealous, you have done many to discover and enjoy. I started reading these back in the 80's and got through them quite quickly. In the UK I remember buying new releases through comic shops. In the 90s I used to import them as I had a steady audience for them in my store.
My dad as a 18 year old worked for a book distribution center that was associated with the Milwaukee public library. Let's just say it was a cake job. He came across the first casca book and was hooked. He spent an entire summer working third shift hidden in the platform of the roof access door smoking joints and reading books. Casca series was the one that really caught his eye. Such a great concept and the writing by Sadler flows so well.
Once started, they are very addictive 🙂 nice memories!
@@JulesBurt I love the casca series. I could only wish it could be put to film properly. The possibilities are endless for Sadlers amazing story telling. Thank you for the response.
When I first heard of the legend of Longinus I thought it would make an awesome series! Now I know that somebody beat me to it!
Can't wait to read them all.
Fantastic, they make superb reading as a whole 🙂
I've bought the first eBook to give this series a try. Thanks for making this video, it's always a pleasure to discover a new series, especially one like this which looks full of action
Fantastic, I envy you going through these for the first time. They are truly a treat!🙂
He had a remarkable grasp of military history. Airborne! Barry, see you in the West.
For sure, check my channel for the Star Trek books.
Starting reading this series back in the 80's when I was in the Navy. Loved the books, think they would make an excellent tv series for Netflix or Hulu. My daughter recently graduated from film school at SDSU and I gave her the first book to read. I told her if she ever becomes a big time producer make a movie or tv series out of this book for me! Just one more thing to add, if you love the military and history you'll love this series. Sadler uses his Casca character as a way to describe how armies fought through history, with some good humor and drama!
Excellent stuff, I've always said what a great TV series it would make, I wonder who owns the rights?
I too was in the Navy. ( USS CONSTELLATION CV 64. Stationed at North Island, as you probably remember) Became a Barry Sadler fan, especially his Casca Series while on west-Pac. Took great interest in exploring the Persian Gulf area, Africa, Singapore, Thailand, the Indonesian Island's, the Philippines. I visited old battle fields and cemeteries with Casca in my mind, it really brought the character to life!
Fantastic memories, thanks for sharing them Adam.
Fascinating! Thank you!!!
Thanks 👍
Had these and loved them.Had 70 Remo Williams books too.Those are a blast
Yes, a great series. Still need to try the Remo ones though.🙂
@@JulesBurt Start at the early books with the original authors of course. Mack Bolan and The Destroyer books were all good along with Casca.
One of my most favorite book series! I have read all of the originals!
It's absolutely the best Kurt!👍
Have the whole original series read and re read them many times ty for posting
No worries John, a great series, one of the best🙂
My dad got me into the series when I was 12. I have read all of the original books except the 4th and 6th. I am now 16 and still love the books. This is a great series everyone should read them. In my opinion the 20th book was the best. Casca Soldier of Gideon. Also Soldier of Gideon is about the 6 day war.
Fantastic Liam, totally agree they are a superb series. I think they'd make a great TV adaptation as well. I'll give book 20 another read soon🙂
Man my dad got me into it around that age as well, I’m 32 now. Most of my gamer tags are Casca to this day ;)
That's awesome! Casca lives on!👍🙂
I started the series when it first came out and still have most of them up to 22. The only thing I still am mad at my EX is that she left the first one in an area where mice and rain got at it.
Thankfully, that one is pretty common 👍
Of all the books or series I've ever read, Casca the eternal mercenary is the best series I've ever read.
Sadler's use of history speckled with fantasy is intoxicating and pulls you like a moth to a flame.
If you haven't read them, your life is incomplete.
Absolutely! A truly great series!
Try Michael Goodwin's Cain the Unknown Soldier novel!
Utterly like Sadler's work.
Will do!👍
I know this is an old video, but a small correction is whilst Casca has his hand cut off, he sews it back on in the same book, the running theme through a few of the books is that the cult has his spear not his hand.
I would also recommend giving the newer Casca books a shot, similar to the ones written by Sadler in quality ( by that I mean some are hit or miss), and we get to see Casca meeting Gus for the first time as well.
Thanks Zach, I've heard so many mixed reports about the post Sadler books I'm a bit loath to try them, but I might!
thanks for that.. i haven't read the newer author - i did read the dinglesi ones and they were terrible.. sounds as if i should give the new guy a chance
@@albertbresca8904 As i said they are very hit an miss, but i would recommend that you read Blitzkreig, The Commissar and The Anzac, all of which are worth a read, I have not read all of the newest books, but those ones are very good.
Great advise👍
I first encountered this series in the early '90s at some base exchange in Italy while I was in the Navy. I was hooked. And when I got back states side, I hooked my father on it too. And he was nice enough to fill in the gaps in my collection. It's a shame it never became a series of films or even a TV series, but I imagine it was too similar to Highlander. But Casca did get a "nod" in that one TV series, "Roar", where their version of Casca was a near rip-off of Mr Sadler's original.
Right, yes, a bit too much like Highlander, which is a great shame for such a superb series👍
God I love this series!!!
It's the best!
Jules, brilliant!
Thanks Gary, a fantastic series this!
Panzer soldier, The ANZAC, the legionnaire were my favourites.
All great books🙂👍
@@JulesBurt I wish I still had my collection. I remember because I read especially those three over and over on my travels, they fell apart.
Thankfully, pretty easy to find in eBay these days.
if you reread the book carefully you'll find that he didn't stab the christ with malice he stabbed him to put him out of misery
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Thanks for the great video. Been reading and collecting for sometime now. Question when collecting what’s the difference between charter and jobe???? Thanks. I see all your are charter.
The Charter books are the earlier editions, the Jove ones are reprints. Contents is the same though 🙂
1' of the better military/ adventure/ action historical fiction series , lots of odd history , good action and funny reads
Couldn't agree more Sonny, a bonified classic👍
I have read all the books, the ghost writers do not give the same detail as Barry did. You did not mention Cry Havoc, which is also a great book. I am not a writer by know his style and would love to help with the continuing the series and fill in the gaps in the time line of the books. Its a great series, worth the read.
Absolutely, a truly incredible series! Maybe you should write one?🙂
@@JulesBurt Actually I am writing a book about a Special Operator who gets caught up fighting the drug cartels just before 9-11. I guess I should sit down and really write it, as I started back in 1998, lol.
@@gysgtmacgyver Nice!
Barry Sadler wird unvergesslich bleiben. Ich habe mich mit seiner Lebensgeschichte beschäftigt. Es ist unvorstellbar,was in diesem Menschen vorgegangen sein muss! Seitdem hängt ein Bild 80x40,in meinem Haus!!!
Incredible, he was a great guy and a massive loss👍
@@JulesBurt Das stimmt!! Er gehört zu den,ganz wenigen,Menschen die man nicht ersetzen kann.
You said it🙂👍
@@JulesBurt Danke!
@johnpeschke8230 🙂
Always loved this series and thought, if properly done, would have made a great movie franchise. Back in the 80's I thought Tom Berenger would have made a great Casca. Thanks for the look at the series.
Thanks Kevin, it's a superb series which I'm about to dive into again quite soon. These are the best🙂
Like that comment, still possible but Wahlberg today !!
How cool would that be?🙂👍
Mike Goodwin's Cain series, especially his latest one, Cain the Unknown Soldier, is more in line of classic Sadler Casca stories.
Check it out!
I shall take a look🙂👍
Does Casca loathe being immortal?
I haven't read any but interested.
He certainly doesn't enjoy it all the time.
I saw a bunch of these books in a newspaper shop in the 1980's. Damn. I should have bought them. 😡
eBay now will be your best bet👍
Have them on audio. Read by Gene Engene. Awesome !
Indeed they are, I've listened to the first few and he does a great job🙂
i bought a whole series of them but have never listened to them.... as i enjoyed the books so much - well so much that i read them over and over again..
Excellent, they deserve to be read more than once!👍
@@JulesBurt i find i can read them and turn my brain off and just enjoy the book... he seems to be able to describe what it is like and make you actually feel as if there... it is weird....
I had the whole set . Loved them
3rd wife burned them on the BBQ.
A tradegy, but still fairly cheap off eBay 👍
Great video. I will be checking this serious out. Interesting how you think it might have influenced The Highlander Series. I have a pet theory that the character Nicholai Hel in Trevenian's 1979 novel 'Shibumi' might have influenced the Thomas Harris in his creation of Hannibal Lecter who makes his first appearance in 1981's 'Red Dragon'.
Thanks, you know everything seems to have been influenced by something before it🙂
@@JulesBurt For sure, to me that does not make it any less impressive. I love discovering these hidden gems from which creative minds gleamed inspiration. Are you at all familiar with SM Stirling's 'Domination' novels? I think that is a more recent underrated series.
Not seen those, I will investigate 🙂
@@JulesBurt Did you ever get a chance to lookup the Domination Trilogy? I have all the original books and cover art. Happy to send you images if you ever wanted to review them.
Thanks, no I didn't but I'll definitely try to check the series out
Have you looked at the "Star Trek" books. I only have read those of James Blish who made the stories real.
Yes, I am missing a couple in 1st edition, then a new video is planned🙂
What if Sadler was the eternal mercenary? What if this is a biography! 😳
I'm pretty sure he passed in the 80's, else he would have continued this excellent series🙂
DaveSpecter1065 -we just don't know, anything is possible.
Why are there no movies about casca?
I think because it was too similar to the Highlander movies.
Covers were by Darrel Millsap
Nice, thanks, I never knew that!🙂
When will Nerflix produce the series..I could be a Consultant asset..I loved this series .. It has to be produced..
Wouldn't that be awesome. I wonder who owns the TV rights?
i hope they don't do them for a few years as so much coming out these days is so woke it hurts.. they "base" the story on the book but write entirely their own crap....sigh
actually an animated version would be pretty cool to start with or maybe a computer game even...
Animated might be an unusual approach👍
@@JulesBurt might be but an interesting start.... and at least they could draw the character as barry sadler drew him on his books... rather than some actor (mind you i am not sure who would play him... just thinking on it now.... can't be too pretty boy an actor and someone rough and ready... who has been through the wars... well many many wars...)
That guy from The Boys might do a good job?
Casca Soldier Gideon is I believe where he is in the ISRAELI Army in 1948 or 1956.
Nice 👍
Panzer soldier was his best work
Yes mate, many regard it as the best in the series.
Jules Burt
Gus was a great character
I saw a lot of "Cross of Iron" in that book. Great series.
Absolutely, one of my favourites.👍
Excellent series, I now own all 54 books, Sadler started something I hope will never end, Tony Roberts is doing a great job of carrying it on.
Thanks Eden, impressive to have the full set. Are there any stand outs from Tony Roberts run. I'd at least like to try a few.
@@JulesBurt It would be hard of me to pick one book to recommend as they all have good varying qualities, so, I will recommend off of my likes. This book is a favorite of mine because the supporting character "Gus" who is Casca's side kick and is to be trusted without pause. Gus is also in a few more books within that time period. #42 Barbarossa
Thanks Eden!🙂👍
Does he have a girlfriend named kristy or something or am i thinking of a different series of books?
Not that I can remember, sorry.
No he does not. He had many women, who loved him, especially when he was Viking. But he always left them before they discovered his true nature. That his except for his Viking wife, who was blinded and could not see him remaining young while she aged. The reason they separated was because he was washed overboard as they returned from the MesoAmerican civilization at Teotihuacan.
@@coleparker Theres a series of books i read as a kid in tge early 90's about a guy that would somehow warp or something to different times in a post apacolypse world,, i think he had a girlfriend name kristy,, i cant figure out the name of the series.
Someone will know👍
Sadler based on fantasy but Mathew 16/28 is based on reality Lord Jesus Christ said some of you standing here will remain until I return second coming.. Many many Christians cannot except these words from our Lord . But remember with God all things are possible.
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