True Comics #61

General George C. Marshall insisted he was no soldier-diplomat, yet his rise from a cadet nearly killed by hazing at Virginia Military Institute to Chief of Staff during World War II proved otherwise—and now, as Secretary of State, he faces his greatest challenge yet. This biography traces Marshall's unlikely path from a slow-promoted lieutenant in the Philippine Islands to the architect of Allied coordination during the war, and finally to his appointment as America's chief peacemaker. His most crucial battle, it seems, is only just beginning.

Through the eyes of explorer Henry Hudson and Dutch trader Peter Minuit, this nonfiction history traces New York City's transformation from a Native American settlement purchased for $24 in trinkets to a bustling metropolis of over seven million people. The story chronicles key moments—from the city's renaming by English forces in 1664, through the American Revolution and the first presidential inauguration, to its emergence as a beacon of immigration and opportunity in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Along the way, we witness the city's struggle against political corruption, its growth as a shipping and trading hub, and its evolution into the world's greatest "melting pot," where people of every nationality, religion, race, and color live together in harmony.

Bob Feller, the hard-throwing Cleveland Indians pitcher, has already left his mark on baseball with a pair of no-hitters and a blazing fastball clocked at over 98 miles per hour—and at twenty-eight, he's hungry for more. Discovered while hawking peanuts at a ballpark in 1936, Feller has climbed to stardom, commanding a contract that rivals even Babe Ruth's legendary salary. Now aiming for thirty wins in a single season, this rising ace is determined to cement his place among baseball's elite.

An Army transport vanishes into the Swiss Alps on a routine flight from Munich to Marseilles in November 1946, leaving anxious crews with only a faint radio distress signal to guide a desperate search. As British, Italian, and Swiss forces mobilize to locate the missing plane, alpine climbers race against time while supply drops and a daring rescue attempt unfold high on the glaciers. This true account captures the coordinated international effort to bring the stranded crew home safely.

In the summer of 1847, Brigham Young leads a band of pioneers to establish Salt Lake City, where they build farms and prepare for their first harvest—but as the grain ripens, a devastating plague of crickets threatens to destroy everything they've worked for. Starvation looms until an unexpected arrival from the sky turns the tide in the settlers' favor. This true story captures a pivotal moment in the founding of a great American city, one the people of Utah would never forget.

Peter Legrand, a bold buccaneer stranded on Tortuga Island, grows restless for his French homeland—so restless he convinces his doubtful crew to capture a Spanish galleon with nothing but a small boat and pure audacity. When a ship finally appears on the horizon after weeks at sea, Legrand hatches a desperate, dangerous plan to take her, leading his men in a daring assault against all odds. Based on the true exploits of one of the earliest pirates, this is a tale of ambition, cunning, and the choices a man makes when fortune finally favors the bold.