Tales of Action #2

A young lieutenant and his isolated platoon find themselves cut off behind enemy lines during the Korean War, forced to take shelter in a cave as Chinese Communist forces close in. With supplies running low and enemies digging to reach them, the men discover an unexpected passage and make the bold choice to keep fighting—launching daring raids on enemy supply lines rather than simply waiting for rescue. Over five grueling weeks, this determined Lost Platoon holds the line from their unlikely sanctuary, waiting for the 8th Army to fight its way back to them.

During Hitler's massive "Watch on the Rhine" counter-attack in 1966, PFC Gerald Haney finds himself stranded on a Belgian road as Nazi panzer divisions roll forward—until he teams up with Jacques Lebrun, a French Resistance fighter, to lay a trap for the returning tank column. Together with other resistance members, Haney must decide whether to strike at the armored threat bearing down on the vital crossroads at St. Vith, knowing the odds are stacked against a handful of soldiers and civilians facing Hitler's professional SS panzer corps.

In Korea, 1951, PFC Sam Baker finds himself buried alive after a devastating attack—but survival is only the beginning of his ordeal. As he claws his way out and scrambles across a war-torn landscape with nothing but his rifle, Baker must discover whether a single soldier with a single gun can make any difference in the chaos of modern warfare. Armed with instinct and desperation, he climbs to high ground and makes his stand, unaware of the larger impact his actions might have on the battle raging below.

A rifle platoon of the 1st Cavalry (Airmobile) Division hunts Viet Cong fighters hidden throughout the Vietnamese jungle after an ambush on a village south of Plei Me—but the enemy excels at vanishing before they can be pinned down. When Sergeant Brill disappears into the brush, our narrator follows a hunch into an enemy hideout, where a brutal close-quarters fight and a desperate waiting game set the stage for a final, chaotic confrontation. This tale of jungle warfare captures the brutal cat-and-mouse reality of a mission where finding your enemy is half the battle.

Korean War tensions run high when Cpl. Don Sidlek ventures into a mountain cave with his flamethrower to root out Chinese Communist troops—but becomes pinned down by enemy fire with his oil tanks in the line of sight. When a comrade takes over the dangerous weapon to finish the job, he discovers the cave holds far more than a handful of soldiers: over a hundred enemy troops and enough ammunition to threaten the entire American perimeter. In "Caves of Korea," a lone G.I. must decide whether to play it safe or risk everything to prevent a coordinated attack that could change the course of the war.

In North Africa, December 1942, two American G.I.s find themselves cut off and hunted across the desert by a vengeful Nazi tank commander determined to crush them—but the soldiers realize their best chance for survival lies not in running, but in staying dangerously close to their pursuer. This war story captures the brutal desperation of the North African campaign, where quick thinking and nerve become weapons as valuable as any grenade.

A quiet posting in a Vietnamese village turns dangerous when Viet Cong snipers open fire on Cpl. Henry Lang, Pfc. John Wolf, and Jake Sears—military advisors to the local militia. When conventional tactics prove insufficient, Wolf draws on his heritage as a Seminole hunter to track the enemy through the jungle under cover of darkness.

A Marine patrol north of Saigon finds itself under fire from an invisible enemy—Viet Cong fighters who strike from hidden tunnels and vanish before they can be engaged. When Sgt. Fuller and his squad realize they're fighting an unseen foe, they devise an unconventional solution inspired by hunting tactics back home: smoke grenades that reveal the enemy's escape routes and turn the tables on their elusive attackers. This 1966 war story shows how quick thinking and improvisation can overcome an opponent's greatest advantage.

PFC. Max Koller races a jeep full of wounded soldiers through a suspiciously quiet French village, unaware that Nazi forces are lying in wait—held back only by a watchful spotter plane overhead that the Germans dare not provoke. When Koller discovers enemy soldiers hiding in the ruins, he must keep the Germans guessing while an armored column approaches, caught between protecting his injured cargo and exposing a deadly ambush. Montes & Alascia illustrate this tense 1966 wartime standoff where the real battle turns on staying invisible to those watching from above.

During the Korean War's uneasy ceasefire of 1951, Communist forces fortify a heavily defended ridge complex while peace talks drag on, prompting a costly battle to seize the strategic high ground. American and South Korean forces must overcome deeply entrenched North Korean and Chinese troops hidden in caves and trenches across three hills in what becomes one of the war's fiercest engagements. A hard-won victory comes only after the introduction of specialized tactics and coordinated attacks, but at a staggering human cost on both sides.

Corporal Arnie Webb and his commanding officer, Lt. Col. Jeff Hogarth, are ambushed on a jungle road when the Viet Cong detonate a mine beneath their jeep—but Webb survives and watches helplessly as enemy forces drag the Colonel away into the interior. Now Webb must track the Viet Cong through dangerous terrain, rally his fellow Marines, and pursue the kidnappers before they can spirit the Colonel deeper into enemy territory. With air support and determination, Webb and his platoon race against time to locate both the Colonel and the secret Communist training camp, knowing the odds—and the jungle—are stacked heavily against them.

A company of soldiers guarding a field hospital in Korea faces an overwhelming Chinese Communist assault, and their survival depends on a single weapon—a quad .50 halftrack—and the sergeant's faith that it can hold the line. As the enemy surges forward in massive waves, this story explores how the right gun, in the right hands, at the right moment, can turn the tide of battle.

During the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944, the Nazis execute a daring and terrifying scheme: specially trained soldiers disguised in American uniforms infiltrate behind Allied lines, sabotaging communications and misdirecting troops under the command of the infamous Obersturmbannführer Otto Skorzeny. As these imposters spread chaos and fear across the battlefield, American G.I.s must learn to spot the phonies among their own ranks before a bullet finds them from an unexpected source.