Fightin' Army #23

PFC. Lucas Harte has spent his whole life running from conflict—from school bullies to his own fears in basic training—but when his company is tasked with defending a critical dam in Korea, he discovers there's nowhere left to run. Trapped with his platoon against overwhelming odds near the 38th Parallel, Harte must confront the cowardice that's haunted him and find out whether a man truly afraid can find the courage to fight when it matters most.

PFC. Mansell's sharp eye for spotting enemy positions catches the attention of his commanding officers, who recruit him for a dangerous solo mission behind Japanese lines on Saipan—to locate and eliminate a code officer before vital communications intelligence can be destroyed or escaped with. Alone and under fire, Mansell must use his sniper's cunning to infiltrate the enemy camp, identify his target among retreating troops, and secure the prize the Colonel desperately needs.

The Navy Medical Corps' stretcher bearers and corpsmen operate under international agreement without weapons, marked only by their sleeve insignia and medical kits, yet face staggering casualties as they risk their lives to rescue and treat the wounded under fire. This 1957 account honors the courage of men like Maurice Whitman, whose only armor is their commitment to save lives—regardless of which side the wounded soldier fights for.

Sgt. Sam Bruce arrives at the weapons platoon with orders to stay out of danger while selecting men for duty—a cushy assignment that earns him the scorn of his fellow soldiers, who call him a "dugout hero" for his cowardice under fire. When a shipment of new, experimental bazookas arrives, Bruce reluctantly trains Hash Carrol to master the weapon, and their effectiveness against enemy armor soon proves the sergeant's knowledge was worth protecting. By story's end, Bruce discovers that sometimes a soldier's real value lies not in the firefight, but in living long enough to pass on what he knows.

Sergeant Lenahan and his squad are ordered by Colonel Barton to pose as a company headquarters and draw out hidden German Tiger tanks so they can be destroyed—but when the bait works, the men find themselves in direct combat with the very monsters they were meant to lure. With artillery support nowhere in sight and German shells closing in, the sergeant and his squad must improvise a desperate defense using gasoline and grenades to survive their own trap.

This 1957 military rundown breaks down the AT-M1 bazooka—a 15-pound shoulder-fired rocket launcher that proved devastatingly effective against German armor during the war, convincing tank commanders they were under fire from heavy artillery. The piece details how the weapon operates, from its 54-inch metal tube and electrical firing mechanism to the rocket itself, complete with its high-explosive warhead and tail fins designed for accurate flight.