Army Attack #1

When driver Hotrod finds himself commanding a half-track and twelve GIs lost in wartime France, a chance encounter with an enemy Tiger tank forces a dangerous gambit—racing straight at the Nazi position rather than turning back to certain destruction. After a harrowing close-quarters battle that relies on quick thinking and Syrian Nikijian's flame-thrower, Hotrod and Lieutenant Dick Rudley discover their small victory has landed them trapped in a Nazi-occupied town with nowhere to run. With the French Resistance waiting in the sewers below and enemy SS troops closing in, the outnumbered soldiers must decide whether to hide or strike back.

When Cpl. Stanley Wiznewski survives a grenade attack in Korea thanks to his flak vest, he's reassigned to night patrol—where the enemy's superior darkness vision becomes the real enemy. Desperate to stay alive, Wiznewski develops an unorthodox method to sharpen his own night sight, earning a reputation as one of the war's most effective nocturnal fighters and proving that fear can be a soldier's greatest teacher.

In Vietnam, U.S. Army helicopter crews pioneer bold new tactics against the Viet-Cong, using the HR2S chopper to land special forces behind enemy lines in the rice paddies and jungles. "The Army's Aces" showcases how American forces adapted unconventional warfare methods to meet an enemy once thought unbeatable, proving the versatility of modern military innovation.

When enemy forces attack under cover of darkness, a G.I. on outpost duty discovers that modern infrared technology—the snooperscope for reconnaissance and the sniperscope for targeting—transforms the battlefield's invisible terrain into a decisive advantage. This short takes you through the development and practical application of these game-changing night-vision weapons that gave American infantrymen the upper hand when surprise attacks came out of the shadows.

In 1963 Vietnam, Special Forces Captain Joseph Kearsage works as a military adviser alongside Colonel Ho and his marines, struggling to balance his role as observer while staying alive against Viet-Cong attacks. When command assigns him to keep the celebrated Colonel Ho safe until a medal ceremony in Saigon three days hence, Kearsage's mission becomes far more complicated—especially as Ho's fearless combat tactics keep pushing luck to the breaking point. An ambush at a rice paddy airfield changes everything, leaving Kearsage scrambling when his charge vanishes into enemy territory.

S/Sgt. Vernon Hayes leads his weapons squad of the 11th Airborne Division in a daring airborne assault near Ormoc Bay, Philippines in November 1944, tasked with disrupting Japanese supply lines and holding a strategic ridge until the 77th Division can land. With Major Doc Chidsley coordinating support and fighter cover, Hayes and his men must push up Hill 214 against entrenched enemy positions to secure their objective and squeeze the Japanese forces in a closing vice.