Hello, I am a C / ASM / C# / bash programmer and I have recently
decided to add Java to my list of languages.
However the only tutorials I have found either assume a complete lack
of prior programing knowledge and advance at a snails pace, or are
geared to specifics of the java language and assume a rather thorough
understanding of java's basics.

Does anyone know of a good java primer geared towards someone with a
similar skillset to my own?

Undoubtedly someone will post a link to a google query with exactly
what I need as the first result returned, and most likely berate me
for hassling the news group without doing any research.
I would like to state in advance that I have already searched quit a
bit, and am posting this question here as a last resort.

Thanks in advance,
--John