Pin-Up Pete #1

Pin-Up Pete swaps frozen barracks tales for stories of the women working alongside him at the shipyard—Taloo with her peculiar scientific experiments, Drusilla the driller, Pauline the painter, and Terry the torch—each one tougher on the job by day but unmistakably feminine by night, though Pete's romantic luck tends to go up in smoke. From childhood crushes on female athletes like Abbie the pitcher to more recent mishaps with bowling and tennis, Pete's gift for finding trouble with the opposite sex remains remarkably consistent, whether he's facing a welding torch or poison ivy. It's a humorous romp through a Marine's misadventures with women who can handle their work just as well as they can handle him.

During the Mexican War of 1847, American Marines under General Winfield Scott land at Vera Cruz and push toward Mexico City—but first they must assault the heavily fortified Chapultepec fortress. Major Levi Twiggs leads three hundred Marines in a grueling climb up the rocky stronghold, armed with scaling ladders and tools, in this action-packed account of one of the Corps' most storied campaigns.

PFC Lover O'Leary takes two eager fellow Marines on one of his legendary liberties through town, determined to show them the finer points of romance in action. Over the course of a long evening, the trio hits a restaurant, a bathhouse, a movie theater, and several other spots as O'Leary works his methodical approach to the evening—though time and circumstance conspire against his grand plans. It's a humorous wartime tale of how one Marine's reputation for success with the ladies meets the reality of shore leave and an eight-hour pass.

In "Blue Plate Blossom," the legendary Lover O'Leary takes two eager, lusting young Marines on a tour of the local scene, where every step brings a new spectacle of pin-up perfection. With eyes wide and hearts racing, the trio navigates a world of fluttering fans, dazzling smiles, and the ever-present allure of Blue Plate Blossom, Queenie Quadrille, and Marlene—all while Three-Quarters-of-a-Mile Miriam keeps a watchful eye from the sidelines.