Monty Hall of the U.S. Marines #7

Monty, Tex, and Canarsie witness Operation Fireball Express—a classified atomic bomb test designed to measure new battlefield equipment—and befriend Pete Janovec, a marine with family connections nearby, who invites them to dinner at his cousin's farm. When Canarsie spots Pete meeting with mysterious figures including the alluring Sonya and a man posing as a marine, the trio suspects espionage and decides to keep watch—only to find themselves trapped in the restricted testing zone as enemy agents use them for a sinister propaganda scheme.

Monty and his fellow Marines are sent behind enemy lines on a raid designed to pressure the Communists into accelerating stalled peace negotiations, but when they stumble upon a plot to assassinate a moderate Chinese general and frame the U.N., they must race to warn him before the conspirators can strike. With quick thinking and teamwork, Monty works to expose the assassination scheme and convince the general of the truth—but getting him safely to truce headquarters proves far trickier than anticipated.

Three young Marines on winter liberty at Mount Colony ski resort encounter danger when they discover their old friend Tag Malone, a snow ranger, has been bushwhacked by a pair of ruthless crooks hiding out in the mountains. With Canarsie left behind at Tag's cabin and a dangerous storm closing in, Monty and Tex race to stop the criminals before they can escape—but first they'll have to survive the treacherous slopes of Indian Head Hill and an unexpected avalanche.

When Gwendolyn and Letty draw kitchen patrol duty, they face a mountain of potatoes to peel—until Gwendolyn hatches a scheme to convince the Mess Sergeant that the nutritional value lies in the skin. It's a clever bit of fast-talking that just might get them out of the most tedious chore in the Marines.