Night Fighter Series
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Night Fighter is a series of six novels written by David Sherman
and is loosely based on the kind of activities experienced by the US Marines and Vietnamese Popular Forces units of the combat-outpost type of the Combined Action Program
of the United States Marine Corps. Sherman admits that the exploits recorded in these novels did not resemble those which he experienced as part of the CAP program. However, his experience in the program gives these stories a verisimilitude that belies their fictional character.
The novels in the Night Fighter Saga are:
The Night Fighter books are out of print, but may still be obtained through used book
channels.
David Sherman
David Sherman is an American novelist who deals overwhelmingly with military themes at the small-unit tactical level. His experiences as a United States Marine during the Vietnam War show prominently in his work.-Biography:Sherman was born in Niles, Ohio...
and is loosely based on the kind of activities experienced by the US Marines and Vietnamese Popular Forces units of the combat-outpost type of the Combined Action Program
Combined action program
Drawing from previous experience in "small wars", the United States Marine Corps operated the Combined Action Program during the Vietnam War, from 1965 to 1971. "The Combined Action Platoon's genesis was not a deliberate plan from a higher headquarters, rather, it was a solution to one infantry...
of the United States Marine Corps. Sherman admits that the exploits recorded in these novels did not resemble those which he experienced as part of the CAP program. However, his experience in the program gives these stories a verisimilitude that belies their fictional character.
The novels in the Night Fighter Saga are:
- Knives in the NightKnives in the NightKnives in the Night is a Vietnam War novel by David Sherman published in 1987 by the Ivy Book imprint of Ballantine Books. It is the first novel in Sherman's Night Fighter Series, and Mr. Sherman's first published book....
(1987) - Main Force AssaultMain Force AssaultMain Force Assault is a Vietnam War novel by David Sherman published in 1987 by the Ivy Book imprint of Ballantine Books. It is the second novel in Sherman's Night Fighter Series....
; Ivy Books, 1987 - Out of the FireOut of the FireOut of the Fire is a Vietnam War novel by David Sherman published in 1987 by the Ivy Book imprint of Ballantine Books. It is the third novel in Sherman's Night Fighter Series....
; Ivy Books, 1987 - A Rock and a Hard PlaceA Rock and a Hard PlaceA Rock and a Hard Place is a Vietnam War novel by David Sherman published in 1988 by the Ivy Book imprint of Ballantine Books. It is the fourth novel in Sherman's Night Fighter Series....
; Ivy Books, 1988 - A Nghu Night FallsA Nghu Night FallsA Nghu Night Falls is a Vietnam War novel by David Sherman published in 1988 by the Ivy Book imprint of Ballantine Books. It is the fifth novel in Sherman's Night Fighter Series....
; Ivy Books, 1988 - Charlie Don't Live Here AnymoreCharlie Don't Live Here AnymoreCharlie Don't Live Here Anymore is a Vietnam War novel by David Sherman published in 1989 by the Ivy Book imprint of Ballantine Books. It is the sixth and final novel in Sherman's Night Fighter Series....
; Ivy Books, 1989
The Night Fighter books are out of print, but may still be obtained through used book
Used book
A used book or secondhand book is a book which has been owned before by an owner other than the publisher or retailer, usually by an individual or library....
channels.