Fightin' Marines #29

Luke Emmons finds himself hunted and alone behind enemy lines, cut off from his unit and forced to run for his life as Communist forces close in. With nothing but his wits and the weapons he manages to capture, he transforms from a desperate fugitive into a fighter, setting a trap that turns the hunters into the hunted. It's a race against time as Emmons battles his way back to friendly territory, determined to prove he's still a Marine worth his salt.

Lieutenant Barker is court-martialed on Luzon in 1942 after Sergeant Kasko accuses him of cowardice, a charge that haunts him for years until fate—and Korea—gives him a chance to prove the truth. When Barker re-enlists in 1950 and finds himself fighting alongside Kasko once more, the crucible of combat in Korea will reveal who really failed his men that day in the Philippines. A taut war story about redemption, false witness, and what it takes to set the record straight when bullets are flying.

Hardened Marines of Charlie Company find themselves saddled with Korean orphans during a fighting retreat in April 1951, and rather than abandon the kids, Sergeant Hull and his men decide to care for them—even if it means risking their lives to scrounge food from enemy supply lines. When a dangerous raid on a Communist dump goes sideways, the Marines discover that protecting the children might be exactly what keeps them standing their ground on Rotten Ridge.

Marine boot Judd Haley resents the brutal discipline of his drill instructor, Sergeant Miles, and challenges him to a fight in the boondocks—only to discover that there's more to the D.I.'s harsh methods than he first understood. Through grueling training, endless drills, and a final inspection that transforms him, Haley comes to grasp why Miles and the other instructors push so relentlessly, and his anger gives way to respect for the Corps and the men shaping him into a Marine.