Army Attack #42

During the D-Day landings of June 1944, Corporal Rex Colton of the 82nd Airborne Division finds himself isolated and under fire near the River Merderet, fighting desperately against overwhelming German forces to survive the terrifying night. When he's forced to take refuge in a French farmhouse and eventually discovers a hidden underground passage, he encounters members of the French Resistance who offer him an unexpected way forward—but only if he can trust them to get him through enemy lines to the American command post. As Colton moves from soldier to reluctant liaison between two allied forces, he discovers that his fear may be his greatest asset in combat.

During the Civil War, nineteen Union soldiers commandeer a Confederate train called the General near Big Shanty, Georgia, planning to sabotage Confederate supply lines as they race northward—but the train's determined conductor, William A. Fuller, refuses to let them escape and launches a relentless pursuit across the rails. With Fuller commandeering successive locomotives and the raiders throwing obstacles and ties in his path, the chase becomes a battle of wits and nerve as both sides push their engines to the limit across ninety miles of Georgia track.

Special Forces Sergeant Clay Moresby arrives at the Vietnamese village of Duc Lai expecting to link up with local defenders, only to find the area under Viet Cong attack and a fearful young woman who reveals she's been used as bait to lure American soldiers into an ambush. When Moresby rallies the frightened Vietnamese militia and teaches them to take the fight to the enemy instead of waiting passively for slaughter, he sets in motion a daring counterattack that turns the tables on the Viet Cong.

During the Korean War, a battle-hardened PFC named Quigley has survived longer than most by refusing promotions and playing it safe—until Lieutenant Haines forces him to guard five green replacement soldiers while the rest of the 3rd Platoon moves into position. When the platoon gets pinned down in an ambush on Chop Suey Ridge and the Lieutenant falls, Quigley faces a choice between staying put or finally stepping up to help his trapped squad mates. With inexperienced men under his command and enemy fire closing in, Quigley has to decide whether his survival instincts are worth the cost of his silence.