Battle Cry #6

A GI named Jackson receives a prized box of Havana cigars from home and decides to save them for a special occasion—when his unit retakes Seoul. As the offensive finally begins and Jackson and his fellow soldiers fight their way toward the city, the cigars become a symbol of hope amid the chaos of combat in Korea.

Two centuries apart, the heights of Bunker Hill have called soldiers to the same desperate stand—once against the redcoats in 1775, and again against communist forces in 1952. As waves of enemy attacks crash against entrenched American positions, the men holding the line discover that the tactics of defense and the courage required to hold ground remain timeless. Though the battles may end in retreat, the spirit of freedom forged in the fighting endures across the ages.

A young Japanese boy learns from his grandfather that the Dragon from the East punishes the cowardly and dishonorable, a lesson that echoes through his life as Japan's militaristic ambitions lead to war in the Pacific. When American forces invade his island, the soldier discovers whether the old legend holds true in the chaos of battle.

A hardened dice player's winning streak becomes his undoing when his unit is pinned down behind enemy lines and forced to gamble for who'll make the dangerous run back to headquarters to warn of approaching tanks. Joe's luck finally runs out—or does it?—when he draws the short straw, and his comrades discover the truth about those legendary dice only after the battle is won.

A soldier plagued by fear of open spaces finds himself unable to fight on the front lines, but discovers an unconventional solution when he requests a transfer to the tank corps—trading the vulnerability of a foxhole for the armor of steel. After weeks of training, Pvt. Tommy Black finally gets his chance to prove himself in combat, only to discover that even the thickest steel has its limits. "Steel Foxhole!" is a sobering tale of how a man's ingenuity can overcome his limitations, right up until war itself decides otherwise.