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G.I. Combat #30 (1955)
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Corporal Hannis infiltrates enemy territory on a high-stakes mission to plant demolition charges on a dam, racing against time as the detonation is set for 0800. Trapped after being captured and forced to reveal a fake bomb, he uses a ruse to escape, then scrambles to safety as the dam’s destruction unleashes a flood that wipes out a crossing enemy division.
In the tense days before a scheduled bombing raid on the Korean village of Kaewan, Corporal Sam Keats faces a personal crisis when he learns his best friend, Tom Buckner, has been captured by enemy forces and held in the very village set for destruction. As the psychological warfare branch drops leaflets warning civilians to evacuate, the enemy taunts the Americans with a chilling threat: if the bombing proceeds, Keats’ friend and other POWs will die in the attack. With the raid still set to go, Keats must risk everything to reach the village and save his friend before dawn.
In the midst of a tense evacuation on a remote island, G.I. Bob Kelsey — a mechanic with a knack for trouble — finds himself caught between two warring factions after a clever ruse involving a fake booby trap. As the island’s fate hangs in the balance, Kelsey must use his wit to outmaneuver a delusional enemy commander and keep his fellow soldiers alive, all while navigating a web of deception that blurs the line between enemy and ally.