Battle Cry #15

A soldier paralyzed by his fear of open spaces finds an unconventional solution: transfer to the tank corps, where steel armor replaces exposed foxholes. When Pvt. Tommy Black finally gets his chance to prove himself in the Fourteenth Armored Division, he discovers that even the thickest armor can't protect against every danger of war. "Steel Foxhole!" is a gritty 1954 war tale that trades the usual infantry heroics for a harder lesson about courage and sacrifice.

A young Japanese boy learns from his grandfather that the Dragon from the East punishes cowards and the dishonorable, a legend that haunts him as Japan marches toward war. When an American invasion reaches his island during World War II, the boy must confront what it truly means to live—and fight—with honor in "Dragon from the East!" From Battle Cry #15.

A Colonel uses a chess game to teach a captured enemy officer a crucial wartime lesson, recreating their recent battle move by move on the board. As the prisoner relives his offensive strategy, he begins to understand where his tactics failed—and why his army's greatest asset was never tanks or artillery, but the men themselves.

A young soldier arrives at the front lines convinced he's tougher than the rest—until he witnesses the grinding horror of combat and learns firsthand what combat fatigue really means. As he moves from his first firefight through patrol actions and desperate tank battles, his certainty crumbles under the weight of fear and loss, and Stern's unit discovers there's no shame in breaking under pressure. "Bawl Like a Baby!" confronts the harsh truth that even the bravest soldiers have limits when the real fighting starts.

A soldier dreams of returning home to Italy to visit his ancestral homeland, but when enemy fire threatens the mission, his bond with two fellow soldiers transforms into an unbreakable pact to ensure he makes it there alive. As the unit prepares for an invasion of the Italian coast, Joe's determination to reach his destination is tested by the brutal realities of combat in "Going Home!" From Battle Cry #15, this 1954 war story explores what truly matters to men in the heat of battle.