1944 - The Solomon Islands: As the war draws to an explosive end, the Japanese launch a final, desperate attack - a blood-hungry suicide mission. The Japanese suicide squad is the deadliest group of killers in the world - with one exception ... The Rat Bastards finally meet their match, but they'll do whatever it takes to kill the battle-crazed enemy - kicking, clawing, shooting, and stabbing. From the first book, a team of some twenty soldiers are slowly whittled down until by this book, only four of the original members of the platoon remain.

Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Len Levinson served on active duty in the U.S. Army from 1954-1957, and graduated from Michigan State University with a BA in Social Science. He relocated to NYC that year and worked as an advertising copywriter and public relations executive before becoming a full-time novelist. Len created and wrote a number of series, including The Apache Wars Saga, The Pecos Kid and The Rat Bastards. He has had over eighty titles published, and PP is delighted to have the opportunity to issue his exceptional WWII series, The Sergeant in digital form. After many years in NYC, Len moved to a small town (pop. 3100) in rural Illinois, where he is now surrounded by corn and soybean fields ... a peaceful, ideal location for a writer.