G.I. Combat #13 (1954)

Major Charles Kirk leads a covert U.N. commando team on a dangerous mission behind enemy lines during the Korean War, aiming to destroy the Yalu Bridge and a mountain tunnel to cut off Communist supply routes—despite orders forbidding strikes near the Chinese border. After a tense nighttime crossing and a fierce firefight on the bridge, the team narrowly escapes a brutal ambush and must now outwit enemy patrols and a pursuing dog unit to reach their next objective.

Sergeant Al Smitty and his platoon are left guarding a critical ammo depot atop "Pike's Peak" in Korea, unaware that enemy forces have already zeroed in on their position. After a surprise attack leaves most of the men wounded, Smitty must hold the mountain alone—defending the depot with makeshift traps, machine guns, and sheer grit as waves of enemy troops and tanks advance.

In the midst of Korea’s brutal frontlines, young Private Johnny Haile struggles under the weight of his brother Rip’s legendary reputation, desperately trying to prove himself as a fearless soldier despite his crippling fear in combat. When a tank assault leaves him frozen at his weapon—unable to fire despite the lives at stake—his failure forces a painful retreat from the front lines, where he becomes a quiet symbol of the cost of expectation.

In a tense Korean ambush, a lone American patrol captures a mysterious man with a moustache who claims to be from Philadelphia and a U.S. Army soldier—though his background is far from ordinary. As the group fights for survival against overwhelming odds, the man’s true skills and past as a former circus knife thrower begin to surface, leading to a surprising turn in their desperate situation.