Fightin' Marines #49

Sgt. Bo McMann and his Marines are stuck watching Communist guerillas terrorize South Vietnamese villages while orders keep them sidelined—until McMann finds a clever loophole that lets his men slip into the jungle on a dangerous "tiger hunt" that just happens to intercept a raid. When the raiders close in on the village of Kejal, McMann and his team must race against time to evacuate the locals and prepare a surprise ambush before the Communists strike.

James L. Barnes Jr. comes from a long line of Marine heroes, but the nineteen-year-old struggles to find his footing during brutal training under Drill Instructor Sgt. Clarence Peterson—especially when faced with paratroopers' jump training that triggers his deepest fears. As his squad-mates push him and his own pride drives him forward, Jim discovers what it really means to be a Marine when courage is tested in the heat of combat.

M/Sgt. Maynard Kitts is a decorated fifteen-year Marine Corps veteran and a legend at Camp Lejeune—but behind the medals and reputation lies a secret that haunts him: he's a coward masquerading as a hero. When orders come through to ship out to Korea, Kitts fears his facade will finally crumble under the pressure of real combat, and he desperately attempts to stay behind with a convenient back injury. But when wounded Marines begin returning from the front, Kitts realizes he can no longer hide from the test that awaits him.

Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry faced an impossible task in March 1813: building a fleet from scratch to challenge British naval dominance on Lake Erie during the War of 1812. When his flagship was destroyed in the ensuing battle, Perry refused to surrender, rallying his forces from another vessel to achieve a stunning victory against overwhelming odds.