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Jonathan "Jack" West Junior is the main character in a book series by Australian author Matthew Reilly. He appears in the books ''Seven Ancient Wonders'', ''The Six Sacred Stones'', and ''The Five Greatest Warriors''. == Biography == Jack West Junior's father was a cold and ruthless American, Colonel Jack West Senior ("Wolf"), and his mother an unnamed Australian. He had an older sister but she was killed in a plane accident a few years before the events of Seven Ancient Wonders. West Junior was encouraged to join the US Army by his father, but instead joined the Australian Armed Forces. There he proved to be an extremely efficient soldier and attained the rank of Captain, was fast tracked to the SAS, set a new record on a desert survival course and became a more formidable soldier than his father. His desire to learn archeology led to the Australian Army allowing him to attend university at Trinity College in Dublin, under the guidance of Professor Maximilian T. Epper, with whom he formed a close friendship. He was also sent to a series of multi-national special forces exercises at Coronado in 1990, hosted by the US at their Navy S.E.A.Ls base. These exercises were hosted by Jack's future enemy, Marshall Judah. Jack was injured in a helicopter accident at Coronado and lay unconscious in a hospital for four days. (The four missing days of Jack West Junior's life.) When he woke up, he was sent back to Australia with no serious damage done. Jack made his name at Operation Desert Storm, being one of the first troops to land in Iraq in 1991, blowing up communication towers, completing dangerous missions behind enemy lines. and serving under his future foe, Marshall Judah, who had personally requested him. At a Scud base in Basra, he was left for dead by Judah but escaped through 300 enemy soldiers. He then returned to Australia and handed in his resignation to his commanding officer, Lt. General Peter Cosgrove and began working with his friend Professor Epper aka Wizard, on the Dark sun project. 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「Jack West Jr」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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