Battlefield Action #20

PFC. John Maddern arrives in the New Guinea jungle as a green recruit, his nerves already frayed by the jungle itself—and then terror tactics at nightfall push him to the edge. When the enemy finally shows itself in the darkness, Maddern discovers that fear can be a weapon too, and that his enemy shares the same dread he does.

Sergeant Clarence Hansler, a former company cook saddled with the nickname "Fat Stuff," gets reassigned to a rifle platoon and shipped to Korea despite his struggling physique and the skepticism of his fellow soldiers. As the platoon faces combat against advancing enemy forces, Hansler proves himself a capable and resourceful soldier, earning the respect of those who once doubted him through steady action under fire. His transformation from the unit's punchline to its backbone unfolds across weeks of intense engagement at the front.

PFC. William W. Jones finds himself trapped in a vivid, almost unbearable dream—one where he's somehow behind enemy lines, taking on impossible odds and moving with a courage he never knew he had. When he wakes, the line between what he dreamed and what actually happened becomes terrifyingly blurred, forcing him to reckon with the real cost of combat.