Battle Stories #11

A combat artist embedded with the 45th Infantry Division follows Private Ralph Jonas, a fresh replacement, through his first harrowing days on the line at Yangdongchang Ridge in Korea—from weapons check and arrival at the sector through a massive human-wave assault and a dangerous patrol. Jonas faces the brutal reality of frontline warfare, including a grenade blast that cuts short his fighting days, while medics race to evacuate him under continued enemy fire. This story captures the visceral, on-the-spot perspective of a soldier documenting war as it unfolds, blending combat action with the human cost of battle.

When Lt. Commander Liddy's submarine the Barracuda is diverted from a commando transport mission to defend a U.N. convoy under attack, the crew finds themselves with a problem: the ship carrying the strike team is sunk before the rendezvous. Faced with a now-impossible order to return to base, Liddy asks for volunteers from his own men to carry out the original raid on a Red rear-zone barracks deep behind enemy lines. What began as a ferry run becomes a daring midnight incursion that tests these submariners far beyond their regular duties.

Bill Battle and his companion Tubbie undertake a dangerous mission to deliver weapons and training to ROK guerrillas fighting behind enemy lines in Korea, but as they trek through treacherous mountain passes with Captain Chung Oi and his men, Battle grows suspicious that their guide may not be the ally he claims to be. When they finally reach their destination at Munyang, all signs point to a deadly trap set by someone within their own escort.