Battlefield Action #38

PFC. Billy Atkins arrives in combat as a terrified draftee—a man of peace thrust into the machinery of war—but when a devastating German assault leaves him broken in the mud, something changes within him. Witnesses swear they saw him rise as a giant among soldiers, single-handedly turning the tide against the Nazi advance and inspiring his unit to fight back. This is a war story about a coward who found his courage when it mattered most, told with the raw intensity that made Charlton's battle tales unforgettable.

U.S. Army Sergeant Bowie James arrives in a foreign country on a personal mission: to stop Rubio, a Soviet-backed revolutionary using terror to seize control of a democratic nation. Pursued by enemy agents and Rubio's men, James closes in on the stronghold at Guayamal, determined to end the threat—though not necessarily the way anyone expects. With only his wits, a rifle, and the memories of those lost to Rubio's violence, the veteran infantryman sets in motion a plan that will expose the revolutionary's true nature.

During the Korean War, a resourceful colonel faces an impossible tactical problem: enemy forces are using refugee columns as cover to infiltrate Marine lines, leaving his troops unable to return fire without hitting civilians. He devises an audacious solution—infiltrating the refugee column itself with disguised Marines to identify and neutralize the Communist troops from within. This wartime tale reveals how quick thinking and respect for non-combatants can turn the tables on an enemy willing to exploit human suffering.

When Major Reese's F-105 goes down on the Greenland Plateau, Lieutenant Wayne Cuyler leads an Arctic rescue team to find him—only to discover a hidden Russian missile base guarding secrets the Soviets are willing to kill to keep hidden. With one soldier volunteering to infiltrate the compound and enemy patrols closing in, Cuyler's squad must fight their way through brutal Arctic conditions and enemy fire to extract the major and expose the Soviet installation to Allied command.