Men in Action #6

During the Korean War, Private Barry Gould risks his platoon to rescue a wounded messenger pigeon he names Mike, but the bird carries intelligence that proves invaluable when the squad becomes cut off behind enemy lines. With their communications gear destroyed and no way to alert the main force to an enemy flanking maneuver, Gould sees one chance to turn the tables—if Mike can fly a critical message back to base through enemy fire. A soldier's faith in an unlikely hero becomes the difference between survival and defeat.

Deke Perkins enlists in the Army hoping to serve as a bugler, only to discover his skill is no longer needed in modern warfare—until the demands of combat in Korea give his bugle a new, vital purpose.

Tom Gentry's a loudmouthed rebel who can't stand army life—and after going AWOL and facing court martial, he's given one last chance: ship out to Korea or rot in the brig. Once he hits the front lines, something shifts when he witnesses enemy soldiers overwhelming his outgunned squad, and the man who resented every minute of service discovers he can't stomach watching bullies push around his fellow G.I.s. What unfolds is a hard-fought battle where Gentry's defiant spirit finds an unexpected outlet, with stakes neither he nor his skeptical sergeant bargained for.