Fightin' Army #33

Three stranded soldiers—PFC. Loco Joe Kerrigan, Cpl. Deacon Brown, and Lt. Harry Lewis—have been holding their own against Japanese forces on the island of Taro Shima, but when they learn the military plans to bypass the island entirely, Loco Joe refuses to sit out the war. The three men launch a daring raid on a Japanese harbor installation, drawing enemy fire and sending a crucial message that changes everything for their forgotten corner of the Pacific.

An American tank crew fights desperately against Japanese forces on the beach of Saipan, depleting their ammunition in fierce combat—but when bullets run out and the enemy closes in, the soldiers improvise with an unconventional tool to turn the tide. This resourceful 1960 war story shows what ingenuity and quick thinking can accomplish when supplies are exhausted.

A soldier named Jim Ellis reaches his breaking point after ninety-one days of constant combat against the Nazis, consumed by fear so overwhelming that he walks straight toward an oncoming tank seeking an end to his agony. When the tank passes over him without crushing him, something shifts—his paralyzing fear dies with that near-death encounter, leaving him free to rejoin his platoon and finally fight with the courage that was always there beneath the terror. This is a raw, introspective look at what breaks a soldier and what might put him back together.

Stranded in the North African desert behind enemy lines with Rommel's Afrika Korps cutting off their escape, a sergeant and a G.I. face a desperate fight for survival against the scorching heat and dwindling supplies. With only a single canteen of water between them, the sergeant must make hard choices about rationing their most vital resource. As they trek day after day toward their own lines, the true cost of leadership and sacrifice becomes clear.

When Chinese divisions surround the 10th Regiment at the vital position of Yang-So in Korea, the trapped G.I.s have no choice but to dig in and hold their ground against overwhelming odds. Through savage night attacks and desperate daylight assaults, the outnumbered infantrymen form an unbreakable defensive line, relying on airlifted ammunition and sheer determination to keep the siege from breaking. This 1960 war story showcases the courage and grit of the American soldier under the most brutal combat conditions.

Private Judd Boone spent five years peeling potatoes before his outfit landed at Normandy on June 6, 1944—but when the bullets started flying, the goof-off transformed into a natural combat leader, earning a battlefield commission and decorations for valor during the European campaign. When peace arrives, his old wild streak resurfaces in a clash with a desk-bound officer, costing him his bars and landing him back in the ranks. Years later, when the Korean conflict breaks out, Judd finds himself a PFC facing Chinese mortar fire—and discovers that combat, not garrison life, is where he truly belongs.