Rambo: First Blood Series by David Morrell

First came the man: a young wanderer in a fatigue coat and long hair. Then came the legend, as John Rambo sprang from the pages of First Blood to take his place in the American cultural landscape. This remarkable novel pits a young Vietnam veteran against a small-town cop who doesn't know whom he's dealing with--or how far Rambo will take him into a life-and-death struggle through the woods, hills, and caves of rural Kentucky.

John Rambo. Vietnam vet. American. First Blood unleased the fury of his rage. Now in prison for his bloody one-man war against a small-town sheriff.Colonel Trautman. Green beret. Rambo's former commanding officer. With a signed release form - if Rambo will take on what would be a suicide mission for most men.One: Penetrate the remembered jungles of Hell, and find the missing Americans who are still being tortured there.Two: Don't recue them. Only bring back photos. Don't engage the enemy... moreJohn Rambo. Vietnam vet. American. First Blood unleased the fury of his rage. Now in prison for his bloody one-man war against a small-town sheriff.Colonel Trautman. Green beret. Rambo's former commanding officer. With a signed release form - if Rambo will take on what would be a suicide mission for most men.One: Penetrate the remembered jungles of Hell, and find the missing Americans who are still being tortured there.Two: Don't recue them. Only bring back photos. Don't engage the enemy. Don't get revenge.For Rambo the first part is rough.The second, impossible... less