Fightin' Five #31

The Fightin' Five are dispatched to a Middle Eastern country to protect the American Ambassador after intelligence reveals that a coup is being orchestrated by General Winh—a once-trusted military leader—while a shadowy international agent known only as "The Duke of Death" lurks in the shadows. This master of disguise has evaded capture for decades, and the Five must navigate a treacherous political landscape where danger wears many faces. With their diverse combat skills and wits pitted against an enemy who could be anyone, the squad races against the clock to prevent the embassy from falling into hostile hands.

"The Meuse-Argonne Battle" captures one of World War I's most brutal campaigns in stark, documentary fashion—on September 26, 1918, a quarter-million troops launched a massive assault against entrenched German positions, supported by nearly 2,700 guns in what would become the war's final, desperate push. The Marines arrived in the sector by November 1st to find layer upon layer of German defenses stretching deep into hostile territory, and they fought through every inch of ground to break the Kriemhilde Line. This unflinching account honors the staggering human cost—over 117,000 American casualties—that ultimately shortened a war that had already claimed countless lives on both sides.

On Guadalcanal and later in Korea, American servicemen grew tired of enemy deception and so became "Loners"—elite marines who operated behind enemy lines, sometimes disappearing for days to strike where the enemy least expected them. This story captures the dangerous, solitary nature of their mission as they patrol the ridges and face the constant threat of ambush in the darkness.