U.S. Fighting Men #17

When a mock air combat exercise goes dangerously wrong in peacetime Korea, Major Ken Bulliet dreams up the sham battle to keep his squadron sharp—only to have real enemy forces turn the exercise into a deadly ambush. Consumed by rage and grief after the attack, the Major embarks on a relentless solo vendetta against the Reds, becoming a phantom pilot striking targets with uncanny precision and a thirst for vengeance that his command can't control. What begins as a training exercise spirals into something far more personal and far more dangerous.

Yi Soong recounts his harrowing escape from behind the Iron Curtain in this gripping war story, told in his own words to American audiences. Determined to reach freedom with his friend Pok Bong, Yi must navigate brutal interrogations, dangerous deceptions, and enemy patrols while racing against time and the authorities closing in around them. Their bid for liberty will test not only their courage, but their very survival.

When an Air Force Colonel is shot down over Korea and captured by Communist forces, he endures an intense brain-washing campaign designed to break his will and extract military secrets—but his resolve faces its ultimate test when the enemy escalates to unimaginable psychological torture. Ace reporter Mike Jones investigates the Colonel's subsequent court-martial for treason, uncovering the harrowing truth about what one man can withstand when pressured by an enemy determined to shatter him. Written by the creative team behind this gripping Korean War tale, "Operation Brain Wash" exposes how the line between heroism and breaking point can blur under inhuman strain.

Lieutenant Toby Benton, a Marine flyer with a crippling fear of low-altitude flying, gets a second chance when Major Ressler shares his own hard-won lessons from the Pacific War—teaching through a series of harrowing combat missions that prove low-deck flying is essential to staying alive. When a jungle fire traps men on a remote airstrip, Benton volunteers for a desperate rescue mission alongside the Major, only to face an unexpected crisis mid-flight that forces him to master what he thought he couldn't.