It Really Happened #2

When Nazi occupation threatens his Yugoslav village in 1942, fourteen-year-old Faro Zovich takes desperate action to save his neighbors—and in doing so, joins Marshal Tito's partisan army as a courier. Wounded on a dangerous mission but driven by determination, Faro endures months of recovery to return to active duty and fight alongside his comrades against the German forces occupying his homeland.

When South America rose against Spanish rule, Bernardo O'Higgins emerged as a bold military leader willing to sacrifice everything for the cause of freedom—but a pivotal defeat at Rancagua, complicated by a rival general's betrayal, forces him and his surviving troops to flee into the Andes. Crossing treacherous mountain peaks into Argentina, O'Higgins joins forces with Jose de San Martin, and together they forge a powerful new army dedicated to striking down Spanish power across the continent. This story follows O'Higgins's journey from fiery idealist to field commander, as his leadership and courage shape the fate of two nations.

The British Navy's secret X-boats—compact, self-sustaining submarines nicknamed "Tiddlers"—were built to accomplish what seemed impossible: infiltrating a heavily fortified Norwegian fjord to strike at the Nazi battleship Tirpitz. When three of these undersea craft slip through sixty miles of mines and nets to reach their target, their volunteer crews discover that courage and precision engineering can challenge even the mightiest warships—though survival in enemy waters demands more than just a successful strike.

General John Sevier transforms from a young settler seeking land beyond the Appalachians into a legendary frontiersman—first battling the Cherokee to establish Fort Watauga, then rallying militia forces during the American Revolution to defend the southern frontier and fight at Kings Mountain and Eutaw Springs. After the war, Sevier champions popular government in the frontier territories, leading a movement that ultimately shapes the fate of the region he fought so hard to claim.

Mungo Park trades his apprenticeship in medicine for a life at sea, but after years of wandering the world, the African Association offers him a chance to lead an expedition up the Niger River and map the unknown interior of Africa. Armed with little more than determination and a compass, Park faces hostile tribes, wild predators, and brutal captivity as he pushes deeper into the continent's mysteries. His harrowing journey and the knowledge he brings back will prove crucial to opening up a vast new frontier.

During the fierce battle for Attu in the Aleutian Islands, American forces face relentless Japanese attacks—wave after wave of soldiers charging from the hills with suicidal determination. When Sergeant Fred Barnett witnesses his comrades falling to enemy fire, he decides he's had enough and launches a one-man assault against the Japanese positions. His audacious action turns the tide of the struggle in a way that proves one determined soldier can change the course of battle.