"A Perfect Hell," the movie

John Nadler's most recent book is A Perfect Hell: The True Story of the Black Devils, the Forefathers of the Special Forces.

I asked him who he would cast in the movie or miniseries version of the book. Here's part of his answer:

My book is based on the WWII exploits of the Black Devils, a legendary commando outfit. An earlier popular history of this unit was The Devil's Brigade, which became a classic 1960s war movie starring William Holden and Cliff Robertson.

Both men were class acts, utterly irreplaceable. But whom would I pick for a 2007 re-make?

Read on.

Visit Nadler's official website and his group blog, Contemporary Nomad.

Also see: The Page 69 Test: A Perfect Hell.

--Marshal Zeringue