Battlefield Action #22

Sergeant Metzger and his wounded buddy Cpl. "Chubby" Cullen endure a brutal Japanese prison camp on Luzon, where a small guard they dub "the creep" seems to take pleasure in tormenting the American prisoners—until a shocking conversation reveals he's far more than he appears. When escape becomes a matter of survival, this unlikely soldier's true allegiances and his own tragic past reshape everything the sergeant thought he knew.

Soldier Harry Manson rescues a wounded stray dog from the combat zone, and the scrappy mutt—nicknamed Chowhound—becomes an unlikely morale booster for Able Company, even as officers order the dog removed. When enemy forces launch a massive assault, Chowhound proves his real value, fighting alongside the soldiers in a battle that leaves both the dog and Harry wounded. This is a touching tale of how a small act of compassion in the chaos of war can forge an unbreakable bond and change the spirit of an entire unit.

Cpl. Wayne Rodman, a lean marksman with an unusual edge—a box of chocolate bars that keeps him going behind enemy lines—returns from reconnaissance with intelligence about a Japanese landing operation. Racing against time, Rodman guides a B-25 bomber to strike the enemy transports, but when anti-aircraft fire brings the plane down, he and the pilot must rely on his trusty chocolate supply to survive the trek back to Allied lines. It's a tale of quick thinking and resourcefulness in the Pacific theater, where even the smallest provisions can make the difference.

PFC. Don Asher is a clerk—not a combat soldier—but when his captain needs paperwork done at the front lines, he finds himself trapped in a foxhole with a rifle he never wanted to fire. As enemy charges crash down and shells rain on the command post, the nervous young soldier discovers whether fear can be overcome when survival leaves no other choice.