Spy-Hunters #23

Don Bennett, a one-eyed American intelligence agent, finally tracks down General Franz von Uhland—the Nazi war criminal who once tortured him—to the jungles of Indo-China, where the ruthless general now commands Communist forces against the French Foreign Legion. Leading a band of fearless Legionnaires through enemy territory, Bennett orchestrates a daring assault on Yenbay to flush out his nemesis, even as his men fight desperately against overwhelming odds. With revenge burning in his chest and a dangerous game of deception underway, Bennett closes in on the general in the heart of the conflict.

A squad of ordinary soldiers behind enemy lines must locate enemy rocket launchers in a perilous night patrol through no-man's-land, racing against dawn and a skeptical sergeant who doubts one replacement soldier's courage. When communication lines are cut and the enemy closes in, the patrol faces an impossible choice: get back alive with the intelligence that could save countless lives, or fall in the attempt. This 1953 war story from Spy-Hunters captures the unglamorous, often deadly work of frontline intelligence gathering.

In the Portuguese gambling haven of Macao, Frank Wiley runs the fanciest casino in the city—until Communist agents pay him to betray twenty anti-Communist refugees fleeing to Hong Kong aboard a chartered ship. When a cable reveals his younger brother died fighting the Reds in Korea, Wiley's conscience finally catches up with him, and he races against time to warn the refugees and undo the trap he's set. Now hunted by the very forces he was paid to serve, Wiley must find a way to save the twenty lives that hang in the balance.

In 732 A.D., as the Arab forces under Abd-ar-Rahman threaten the French city of Tours, King Charles devises a daring plan to turn the tide: disguised spies infiltrate the enemy camp, spreading a crucial rumor designed to sow panic and confusion among the invaders. As the false report ripples through the Arab ranks, the strategy fractures their unity and draws their forces into disarray, setting the stage for a decisive French counterattack. This historical account showcases how the ancient art of rumor-mongering became one of espionage's most effective weapons.

Federal agent Jim Dudley investigates a suspicious foundry contract to supply steel pipe to Korea, only to uncover a sinister communist plot hidden behind a seemingly legitimate Chinese-American organization. When a witness is murdered and Dudley is trapped inside a fire-breathing dragon set to ignite during Chinatown's midnight festival, he must race against time to expose the conspiracy—with help from an unexpected source—before hundreds of American soldiers fall victim to the enemy's masterpiece.