The Fighting Man Annual #1

PFC Jim "Hayseed" Dawson, a young soldier fresh from a Kansas farm, is underestimated by his comrades—until his rural know-how proves vital in uncovering a North Korean ambush. With Sergeant Jones, Kelly, Weinberg, and York counting on him, Hayseed’s sharp instincts turn his background into a lifeline on the battlefield.

Tommy Phillips has always struggled with fear and violence, but when a charging tank pins him down in a foxhole with only grenades between him and annihilation, he's forced to confront the cowardice that's haunted him since his first days of combat. As memories of his baptism of fire and the loss of his friend Tony flood back, Tommy must decide whether he has the guts to act—or if paralysis will claim him.

"Detroit" Thompson is a soldier with a gift for improvisation but a knack for rubbing his superiors the wrong way—his wild ideas usually land him in hot water rather than earning him respect. When Dog Company finds itself pinned down and cut off by enemy forces with no way to call in tank support, Thompson's unorthodox thinking suddenly becomes their only shot at breaking through. It's a brief moment where the Army's most troublesome recruit might just prove himself invaluable.

Speed Banning, a star pitcher turned G.I., finds himself caught in a tunnel advance against Communist forces during a brutal campaign in Korea. When a mysterious sharpshooter begins picking off enemy fighters from the heights, Speed's unit seizes the chance to push deeper into the Kufan Tunnel—but the real test comes when speed, precision, and nerve must converge to get everyone out alive. A tense 1952 war story where marksmanship becomes the only edge against overwhelming odds.

McLeod runs mail for a company stationed in war-torn Korea, a job that seems unglamorous until he realizes how much those letters mean to the soldiers—and how dangerous the supply run can be. When snipers, artillery, and a full enemy assault threaten his delivery route, McLeod discovers that keeping morale alive sometimes means risking everything to get the mail through.

PFC Jones infiltrates a Soviet rocket facility hidden in occupied Germany, only to find himself caught in a web of espionage, sabotage, and Cold War intrigue that puts everyone he meets in deadly danger. When he's captured along with local resistance fighters marked for execution, an unexpected ally emerges—a woman with ties to Soviet command who must choose between her orders and her conscience. Jones and his newfound friends race against time to escape retaliation and expose the truth behind the rocket program before the Reds silence them for good.

Brock Temple, a cash-strapped pilot in Korea, takes what seems like an easy job flying a mysterious woman named Tasio Kopoo into the interior—only to discover he's been shanghaied into a covert smuggling operation involving a Japanese submarine and enemy agents. When Brock realizes what's really happening, he makes a desperate bid for freedom, turning his plane into a weapon to keep the sub from escaping beneath the waves.

Barney Smith desperately wants to make officer, but when he washes out of OCS and gets reassigned to his old outfit in Korea, he finds himself back under the command of Chuck Gordon—a sergeant who's made it his mission to make Barney's life miserable. When the enemy launches a surprise attack on their position, Barney discovers there's more to Chuck than the bully he's always known, and the cost of that discovery will change everything.