"STARFIST BOOK I: First
to Fight" by David Sherman and Dan Cragg 
Join the men of Company L, 34th FIST (Fleet Initial Strike Team) as they kick ass and don't bother to take names. The boys are sent to the planet Elneal to put down a bunch of blood thirst nomads who are threatening the stability of the planet. These nomads are devious and brave and it takes Sgt Charlie Bass and a few good marines to put him in his proper place. Meet marines Dean, Claypool, and the crazy lance corporal Hammer Schultz. What a team.
These books
have great characters and a lot of action. The weapons and tactics
are well thought out and the scenarios and bad guys make for great
reading. The authors are combat veteran NCOs from Viet Nam, Sherman
a Marine, and Cragg a Soldier. You can tell from the feel of these
books that they draw from personal experience.
Reviewed by Kenneth S. Smith, 18 August 1999
Available from:
A Del Rey Book
New York
