Combat #33

In "Action in the Sunda Strait," the final stand of the U.S.S. Houston and H.M.A.S. Perth unfolds as they push through the treacherous waters of the Sunda Strait, desperately trying to reach safety after the devastating loss at the Java Sea. With courage and resolve, the Allied crews face overwhelming odds in a desperate bid to survive the Japanese onslaught.

In "Christmas on Cape Gloucester," a weary soldier named Jeff Smith drifts between the harsh reality of war and a fleeting memory of Christmas back home, just before he and a fellow soldier launch a desperate assault on two Japanese soldiers. The quiet moment of nostalgia gives way to sudden violence, leaving Jeff's fate uncertain in the aftermath.