G.I. Combat #28

American GIs undertake a combat efficiency test beneath an atomic bomb's mushroom cloud on a desolate Pacific island—only to discover that Communist forces have secretly invaded to wage the first-ever battle under actual atomic radiation conditions. When mysterious artillery strikes during the test, Captain Prentice and his men must capture an enemy officer and devise a desperate strategy to outmaneuver a Communist force with superior firepower, using their hard-won knowledge of atomic warfare as their only advantage. This 1955 story puts soldiers against an enemy unlike any they've faced before: an opponent willing to fight in conditions of deadly invisible radiation.

When three refugee scientists fleeing a Communist atom bomb project make a desperate dash across the German border into American territory, they trigger an audacious Russian invasion that tests the courage and quick thinking of Colonel Dillard and his border guard unit. Outnumbered and outgunned, the Americans must hold the line against Soviet tanks and infantry long enough for reinforcements to arrive—all while protecting the very refugees the Reds will stop at nothing to recapture. A tense Cold War standoff explodes into combat as these G.I.s discover that ideological enemies are willing to cross international borders for what they want most.

NATO forces storm Red Mountain in Greece to dislodge entrenched Communist guerrillas, launching a coordinated assault of artillery, armor, and infantry up the treacherous slopes. As the troops fight their way higher against murderous resistance, a desperate Captain devises an audacious plan to use artillery as a moving shield, following the explosions upward to breach the enemy's tunnel system and strike at the heart of their stronghold. The mountain becomes a blazing crucible of combat as NATO pushes toward what could be the turning point of the campaign.

When an American pilot shot down over hostile waters discovers a secret Communist prison camp on an uncharted island, Major Carl Lamson leads a desperate Marine assault to free the captured Americans—only to find the enemy using the hostages as human shields to pin down his forces. With his men trapped on the beach and the Communists advancing, Lamson must improvise a desperate gambit to turn the tide before his unit is wiped out.