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Able Team is a series of action-adventure novels first published in 1982 by American Gold Eagle publishers. It is a spin-off of the ''Executioner'' series created by Don Pendleton. Able Team is one of two neutralization teams working for Stony Man, a top-secret anti-terrorist organization based in Virginia. Able Team is composed of Carl Lyons, Rosario Blancanales, and Hermann Schwarz. As with ''The Executioner'', the Able Team novels have been written by a succession of authors under the pseudonym "Dick Stivers". In 1991, Gold Eagle combined Able Team with another ''Executioner'' spin-off series, ''Phoenix Force'', and launched the Stony Man book series, which is still being published as of 2008. Lyons, Blancanales and Schwarz are still active in the Stony Man series. == Origin == Able Team has a rather colorful past leading to becoming part of Stony Man. The group began during the Vietnam War as a penetration team assigned to deal with the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese Army. The name itself comes from a US Army designation of groups of soldiers designated team A, team B and team C. Instead of calling teams A, B and C words are attached to each to refer to the team. Team A is typically called Team Able, B is typically called Team Bravo and C is called Team Charlie. After Vietnam members of Team A ran a private investigation company called Able Group, before being recruited to Stony Man. *Hermann 'Gadgets' Schwarz Herman Schwarz is an electronics specialist. He is skilled in dealing with anything electronic or mechanical, including booby traps and surveillance devices, which is why he is known as ''Gadgets''. *Rosario 'Pol' Blancanales A native of East L.A., Blancanales is the son of hard working Hispanic parents. An infiltration specialist, he is known as the ''Politician'', or ''Pol'' for short, because of his ability to handle volatile situations among people, just like a politician. Once served as a volunteer for a Catholic youth group in his neighborhood. Has two sisters, Toni and Maria. Toni was in several of the early books, and was once taken prisoner by the local mafia. *George 'Whispering Death' Zitka Also known as ''Zitter'', Zitka served as Bolan's scout, where his abilities came in handy on various military operations. *William 'Boom-Boom' Hoffower A former Quaker from Pennsylvania, Hoffower was Bolan's demolitions expert. He only knew Bolan for a short time in Vietnam and remained unaware of his war against the Mafia. Once rigged his house to blow up when it was repossessed by the mortgage company. *Thomas 'Bloodbrother' Loudelk A Blackfoot Indian from Montana, Loudelk worked with Bolan and Zitka on various military operations. He is an expert with a knife and could kill a human target by breaking his neck with his bare hands. Returned to his reservation after being released from military service. *Angelo 'Chopper' Fontenelli A native of New Jersey, Fontenelli was an expert in heavy automatic weapons. Parents are of Italian origin. *Juan 'Flower Child' Andromede Born to Puerto Rican parents in New York's ghettos, Andromede was also a heavy weapons expert, like Fontenelli. He is known for vehemently denying he'd ever killed anyone, claiming instead that he'd liberated souls. *James 'Gunsmoke' Harrington Serving as Bolan's flanker during the Vietnam War, Jim Harrington was one of the few men ever allowed to carry personal weapons in combat. Often carried two six-guns, which he wore quick-draw style. Spoke with an Old West twang. *Mark 'Deadeye' Washington An African-American from Mississippi, Washington was an expert sniper, just like Bolan himself. Often used a high-powered long-distance rifle with a twenty-power sniper scope. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Able Team」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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