Soldier of Gideon — Barry Sadler

Casca Longinus. Cursed by Christ on Golgotha. Condemned to outlive the ages, and wander the globe a constant soldier. Forever fighting, surviving, waiting for Him to return.

Casca returns to the Middle East. But it's the twentieth century, and he's signed on to fight a religious war. Outnumbered and poorly equipped, many of the recruits have never seen combat. Casca expects a slaughter. It won't be the first time he's seen his comrades turning the merciless desert sands red with their own blood. But how could the Eternal Mercenary have known that he's joined the most devastatingly efficient army of the modern age? For what begins as a slaughter -- ends in a six-day victory!