G.I. Joe #11

When Private Joe Burch and Sergeant Mulvaney arrive to brief a Turkish brigade on Korean combat conditions, they discover their new allies include Yousouff, a legendary wrestler whose fearsome reputation is matched only by his raw power—until real combat tests what strength alone can deliver. As the unit moves into battle, Yousouff must learn that war demands more than muscle, and Joe and Mulvaney discover whether a man's true mettle shows on the wrestling mat or under fire.

Pvt. Harry Hogan and Pvt. Louie Banner are inseparable Army buddies—until a furlough and a photograph of the same woman threaten to tear them apart, sparking a bitter rivalry that consumes them both. When Hogan is captured by enemy forces, Banner's real feelings surface, and he launches a dangerous rescue mission that forces the two soldiers to confront what their friendship actually means.

When Private Joe Burch seeks relief from painful blisters, he's sent to the dispensary where he encounters Sergeant Milton Medwick and PFC Ramon Rattigan—two medics who are deep into studying yoga. Instead of treating him conventionally, Medwick insists that mind can conquer matter and sends Burch off with orders to meditate through his suffering. Later, when Baker Company moves to the front lines and faces a banzai charge, Medwick's unexpected mastery of yogic contemplation puts him in the perfect position to turn the tide of battle in ways no one could have predicted.

Sgt. Barney Bladscoe, a hardened career soldier with no use for distractions, clashes with Pvt. Ryan over a stray dog that appears on the Korean battlefield—but when combat erupts and the animal proves its mettle under fire, Bladscoe's view of his new companion begins to shift. As the cost of war catches up with both man and beast, an unlikely bond forms that will reshape what home means for a soldier who thought his heart belonged only to the Army.

As World War II wound down, the Nazis unleashed one final innovation that nearly changed the course of naval warfare: the snorkel submarine. This non-fiction feature explores how the snorkel device—an air intake valve that lets a sub recharge its batteries and run diesel engines while remaining submerged—gave enemy vessels a deadly tactical advantage, allowing them to evade detection by sonar and reach unprecedented depths. Learn how this late-war weapon system posed a genuine threat to Allied anti-submarine operations before the conflict's end.

Private Lennie Simpson carries an enemy bullet as a good-luck charm, convinced it bears his name and will protect him from harm—but when the talisman goes missing in Korea, his faith wavers dangerously until a fellow soldier steps in to restore it. What begins as a lesson about superstition becomes something deeper when the men of Baker Company discover that sometimes belief itself is what keeps a soldier going.