Fightin' Marines #35

PFC. Richard L. Manners arrives at his new Marine squad looking too clean and green for the veterans to trust—until he reveals what happened during his two-week disappearance after getting lost on the way to join them. His harrowing account of surviving Japanese ambushes, an ammo dump, and a sniper's trap shows the squad he's tougher and sharper than his fresh appearance suggests. When the fighting starts, Manners proves he's earned his place among them.

A young marine named Lyons arrives in Korea unprepared and undisciplined, so his uncle Captain Rogash subjects him to grueling training to forge him into a true soldier before combat. When enemy forces attack and Lyons falters under fire, he watches his captain press forward through devastating machine-gun fire—and discovers what it takes to become a real Marine.

In post-war Bremen, P.F.C. Joe Riordan of the Marine honor guard spots a group of fanatical Werewolf Pack members—boys raised under Nazism who've vowed to continue fighting—planning an ambush. When the young German named Otto makes his move in the ruins, Riordan draws on his combat experience to turn the tables and teach these indoctrinated youth a hard lesson about what real strength means. It's a tense encounter that asks whether force alone can change hearts bent on hatred.

In October 1951, when Sgt. Gene Walker's green 2nd Platoon takes the line in Korea, they face relentless Chinese attacks—until the enemy mysteriously goes silent, shifting tactics to wait for fresh replacements. Walker devises a bold plan with Captain Nick Lipzig: stage a withdrawal that tricks the Reds into believing inexperienced Marines are about to arrive, then ambush them with a battle-ready squad that knows exactly what to expect. When thousands of Chinese troops storm the line expecting an easy victory against untried soldiers, they walk straight into "The Big Trap."