Atomic Attack #5

A war-weary observation pilot reassigned to a Korean rescue squadron grudgingly learns to respect the unglamorous helicopter crews—until a downed jet pilot's life depends on an unprotected chopper, and he and his wingman must improvise fighter cover in an unarmed plane. What starts as a dangerous stunt becomes a harrowing five-minute battle against enemy fire, where the real heroes prove to be the pilots everyone else overlooks.

The 82nd Airborne Division descends on the heavily fortified Dutch town of Schoonebeek in "Operation Paratrooper," a gripping account of combat from the ground up. As paratroopers hit the landing zone and encounter fierce German resistance from machine gun nests, aircraft, and entrenched snipers throughout the town, they must coordinate with artillery support and fight through house-to-house battles to secure their objective. This seven-page war story captures the raw intensity of airborne assault tactics in the European theater.