Army War Heroes #16

Sgt. Noah Cofford leads a National Guard platoon composed entirely of men from his small hometown—including his brother-in-law and his boss's son—and the weight of their families' expectations crushes him as they prepare for combat in World War II. When the division is finally activated and sent into action, Cofford must grapple with the terrible knowledge that the men under his command are no longer strangers, but neighbors and loved ones whose fates will haunt him forever.

Corporal Bill Folan's platoon is hunting war criminals in occupied France, and he stumbles upon Kapitan Ludwig von Klee—"the Executioner"—cornered in a shattered house with French Resistance fighters. When von Klee tries to escape using a prisoner's uniform and papers, Folan must decide whether to let a notorious killer slip through his fingers or stand his ground against impossible odds. A tense cat-and-mouse showdown unfolds in the darkness as Folan faces down one of the war's most brutal murderers.

Within thirty miles of Saigon, American Special Forces and ARVN troops find themselves caught in a deadly ambush when Viet Cong guerrillas strike from the jungle—and a quick-thinking N.C.O. must keep his men from walking into a trap. When a Vietnamese informant finally locates the enemy's hidden position, airmobile troops descend by helicopter to engage in a fierce firefight, testing whether superior firepower and coordination can overcome the elusive hit-and-run tactics of jungle warfare. "The Hit and Run War" captures the unpredictable intensity of counterinsurgency operations in 1966 Vietnam.