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G.I. Combat #39 (1956)
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In the brutal aftermath of a relentless artillery barrage, a young G.I. named Regis joins a dangerous patrol to secure a contested ridge, confronting his fears and a deadly sniper in the process. As the battle rages across the scorched hills of Korea, the men dig in under orders to hold their position, unaware that a hidden enemy trap may soon change everything.
In the rugged frontier of Pakistan’s Kashmir region, Lieutenant John Grange leads his squad on a desperate search for the missing journalist Mr. Dent, who vanished while photographing battle conditions near No Man’s Land. As the G.I.s face relentless ambushes from infiltrating Reds and interrogate captured enemy soldiers, they uncover a growing mystery: not only can no one find Dent, but the Reds themselves claim no knowledge of him—leaving Grange to question whether the enemy is truly the threat, or if the real danger lies closer to home.
In the quiet aftermath of a brutal skirmish along the Sanjin Perimeter, PFC. Ed Amos—once a quiet company clerk and beetle enthusiast—requests permission to visit the farm of his Korean friend Chun Ho, only to discover it burned and its inhabitants murdered. Driven by grief and rage, he tracks a fleeing Red patrol through the woods, defying orders and risking his life to exact personal justice, turning his wartime role from clerk to relentless pursuer.
In the tense aftermath of a mysterious delivery to a West German outpost, rookie G.I. Ed Mallet finds himself isolated and dismissed by his unit—until a sudden ambush by enemy forces targeting a newly arrived atomic cannon forces him to act. With the radio down and his comrades trapped, Ed takes a reckless stand, determined to capture a prisoner and uncover the Reds’ true motive, even as he ventures alone into the heart of danger.