Fightin' Marines #2

When a Communist retreat to the Yalu draws Marines into a potential trap, Sgt. Mike O'Leary, Private Richards, and a South Korean guerrilla fighter named Wong Sing race against time to secure a hydro-electric dam before enemy demolitions unleash a catastrophic flood on the advancing battalion. With support from Marine Corporal Steve Rizzo and a flame thrower team, the small unit must fight through Chinese Communist defenders to reach the generator room and stop the sabotage before it's too late. It's a desperate push up a collapsing stairwell where every turn could hide another ambush.

In the tense aftermath of a brutal firefight, Biff Barnes finally has a moment to open a letter—only to learn he’s been drafted, just as he’s already deep in the thick of combat. With Smokey and Sgt. Kennedy at his side, the weight of duty and the chaos of war collide in a story where every second counts.

Private 'Bud' Jackson arrives at the Korean front with a cocky reputation and a boast that he'll be first to win the Purple Heart—but the battle-hardened Marines around him think he's all talk. When Communist forces infiltrate the lines near his position, Jackson abandons his kitchen duties and throws himself into the fight with everything his boot camp training taught him. As he holds his ground against overwhelming odds, Jackson discovers that real combat tests more than just marksmanship.

When Canteen Kate decides the heat in Japan is unbearable, she convinces a reluctant soldier named Al to help her "borrow" what she thinks is Major Herringbone's air conditioning unit—but the midnight heist takes a chaotic turn when they discover they've grabbed the wrong contraption entirely. What follows is a scramble to hide the evidence before the military brass discovers who's responsible for the confusion.

Leatherneck Jack and Monte Wilson thought their days as a machine-gun team were behind them—stuck on kitchen patrol in Korea until a chance encounter with enemy soldiers changes everything. When Monte is captured by Chinese forces, Jack must use his wits and nerve to mount a daring rescue and turn the tables on the enemy. A war story that proves heroes aren't always made on the battlefield, and that sometimes a soldier's real mettle shows when his buddy's life is on the line.