U.S. Fighting Air Force #23

Captain Tim Jones investigates a mystery that defies explanation—a dozen American ships sunk in Korean waters with no sign of submarines or any conventional threat. When Jim notices that whales always appear near the sinking sites and the enemy fights unusually hard to protect them, he gets a wild hunch that turns into one of the strangest missions in Air Force history. What Tim discovers beneath those "whales" will test his nerve and ingenuity against an enemy far more ingenious than anyone expected.

Major Johnny Anger and his Flying Dragons answer an urgent call from their French allies in Algeria, where a rebel uprising backed by Communist forces threatens to escalate into world conflict. When Johnny and his wingman Slim are downed behind enemy lines during a brutal desert engagement, they're forced to take shelter in a ruined mosque at an oasis—surrounded by hostile territory and facing a desperate night. With fuel exhausted and rebels closing in, Johnny must find a way to survive the isolated command and get his men out alive.

Powerhouse Perkins and his partner Roy are hired to pluck a defecting Communist official and a million dollars in gold from Red China—but when they land, they discover their target has been brainwashed into a broken shell of a man, and the whole operation is a setup that lands them facing a firing squad at dawn. With the help of an unexpected ally among the guards, the two fliers must execute a desperate escape plan involving fake executions and a mad dash to their plane while a company of soldiers bears down on them.

Terry Philipps, a Korean War veteran with a troubled past, joins a forest ranger outfit as an aerial firefighter, only to find himself paired with Jackson Mills—an old rival from his military days with a grudge to settle. When a massive forest fire breaks out in a dangerous sector, Terry must prove himself to his skeptical teammates while confronting the ghosts of his wartime decisions. Can he rise above the tension and suspicion to save the men trapped in the inferno?