Fightin' Marines #31

Sergeant Moose Lafarge is stuck training a squad of South Korean soldiers he has no faith in, but intensive drills and grudging leadership start to forge them into real fighters. When the squad moves into the line and faces a massive Communist assault, Lafarge discovers his men—especially a determined private he calls Billy—have become the kind of soldiers he can actually be proud of.

A cocky unit of Marine raiders embarks on a destroyer from Pearl Harbor bound for Island X, but their swagger gets tested fast—the ship runs a gauntlet of Japanese subs, aircraft, and warships during the dangerous voyage. As the Marines endure relentless attacks and their nerves fray, the Navy crew begins to understand just how brutal an amphibious raid really is. When the destroyer finally reaches its destination, the real mission is just beginning.

A squad of Marines led by a young officer named Mace fights through brutal Korean winter and relentless enemy attacks to reach the coast, presumed lost for three weeks before miraculously reappearing with "B" Company intact. What begins as a desperate retreat transforms into something far more profound—a look at how war compresses time and experience, turning a kid into a hardened veteran in the span of three months.

S/SGT. Frisco Bridges is a Marine fighter pilot who'd rather stay a sergeant than accept a commission—until his commanding officers make it clear his days of ducking responsibility are over. Bridges finds himself leading his first patrol mission, using intelligence gathered from the ground to locate hidden enemy positions and coordinate a devastating strike on camouflaged Japanese forces. As his reputation for boldness and tactical skill grows, he discovers that sometimes the choice you've been running from catches up with you.