Marine War Heroes #7

In the heat of the Guadalcanal campaign, a young soldier’s faith in his commanding officer is tested when rumors of cowardice swirl through the ranks. Captain Yellabird, a man of unshakable resolve, must prove his courage not just in battle, but in the eyes of the very soldier who once doubted him.

A Marine with a deadly grudge against enemy tanks takes on a Russian T-34 that killed his captain and squad leader, first luring it into a minefield—and then volunteering for the dangerous job of bazooka gunner to finish what he started. As waves of communist armor and infantry press the company's position, this tankhater must make every shot count, knowing one wasted rocket could mean disaster for his brothers in arms.

American Marines deploy to Nicaragua in the 1920s to maintain order in a remote, unforgiving tropical theater—where the demands of keeping the peace push military innovation to its limits. As casualties mount and villages lie far from medical help, the Marines pioneer new tactics in airborne evacuation, bombing, and strafing that will reshape how they wage future campaigns. "The Nicaraguan Campaign" traces how this grueling, years-long conflict forged both soldiers and the modern techniques that defined Marine warfare.

A Corsair pilot called Redeye crashes behind enemy lines during a brutal ground campaign, and a radio operator volunteers with two fellow Marines to mount a dangerous rescue mission into the ravine where the fighter went down. As darkness falls and Communist forces close in around the downed aircraft, the rescue team must fight their way through enemy positions and call in air support to bring their skybound buddy home alive.

M/SGT. Garry Krugg, too old for active combat but unwilling to stay behind, sneaks into Korea by posing as a younger marine—only to be discovered almost immediately by his commanding officer. When a fellow marine falls ill and an outpost is left unmanned, Krugg volunteers to fill the gap, and finds himself facing a full communist assault with just one young soldier and a machine gun. Experience and grit become his only weapons as the old sergeant fights to hold the line.