U.S. Paratroops #4
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeU.S. paratroopers conduct an airborne assault on Gensan during the Korean War, with the enemy mounting heavy fire and reinforcements as the American forces strike savagely against the communist counter-offensive. The story follows Private Gus Karolsky, an immigrant's son whose brother Jack was killed in a gang fight years earlier; after being drafted in 1949, Karolsky is assigned to the 23rd Battalion at the Yalu River, where he struggles with his inability to fire his weapon in combat until he learns his brother's death was accidental, freeing him to perform his duty as his unit holds the line against Red forces in the frozen mountains of Korea.
When North Korean forces disguise themselves as civilian refugees to infiltrate U.N. lines, Sgt. Gasco and the 101st Airborne Division's experimental K-9 Corps are ordered to execute a daring raid on the enemy supply depot at Gensan. Man and dog prepare for their first combat jump together, knowing that the success of this mission could determine whether war dogs have a future in airborne operations.
Paratroopers Gasco and King—man and war dog—lead the charge to smash an enemy buildup in a brutal valley campaign, only to face a devastating personal cost that will test King's loyalty and resolve. When the unit discovers an enemy plot to infiltrate American lines disguised as refugees, King must prove he still has what it takes to protect his fellow soldiers. A hard-hitting tale of combat, sacrifice, and one dog's unwavering bond with his comrades.
Enemy soldiers disguised as refugees infiltrate Allied lines in Korea, but a patrol dog named King recognizes one of his former captors and alerts Private Logan to the treacherous plot. Captured and bound, Logan must rely on King's loyalty and quick thinking to escape, expose the sneak attack before it launches at midnight, and stop the coordinated assault on the U.N. camp. This hard-hitting war story captures the tension of sabotage behind the lines and the unbreakable bond between soldier and dog.
Gus Karolsky has spent his life running from violence—a man-made gun accident in his youth hardened him against weapons, and even military training couldn't shake his dread. But when enemy forces trap his unit during a brutal ambush, the pacifist draftee makes an impossible choice, taking a stand with a machine gun to hold back wave after wave of attackers and save his entire front from collapse. "Beyond Courage!" tells the story of how a man who feared guns became a hero his country would never forget.
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Reprinted in U.S. Paratroops #8 (1958), U.S. Fighting Men #10 (1963), U. S. Paratroops #4
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