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Atomic War! #3 (1953)
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Adam Maestrich, a Dutch scientist haunted by his past and driven by a personal vendetta, volunteers for a dangerous U.N. commando mission to destroy Russian missile launchers on the West Frisian Islands. Despite doubts about his fitness and a volatile temper, his intimate knowledge of the terrain earns him a spot on the covert assault, as the team prepares to infiltrate enemy territory by sea.
In the aftermath of a devastating nuclear war, Captain Jarvis Brown leads a daring convoy against a pack of long-range Russian submarines known as the Snorkel Wolf Pack, turning the tide with a surprise ambush. When the wreckage is cleared, a mysterious log book recovered from a net reveals the personal diary of Commander Gregor Varaslav, detailing the mission’s grim orders—and a troubling dissent from one of his crew.
In the wake of a stalled Soviet advance across the Rhine, a desperate Allied counteroffensive unfolds as French, British, and American forces converge on the Russian flank in a coordinated assault. With Colonel Ben King’s artillery held in reserve and his frustration mounting, a daring plan unfolds—using remote-controlled missile tanks and air power to trap and destroy the encircled Red Army in a brutal, multi-pronged attack.