The Fighting Man #2

PFC Jim "Hayseed" Dawson, a young soldier fresh from a Kansas farm, is underestimated by his fellow troops—until his down-to-earth knowledge of the land proves vital in uncovering a North Korean ambush. With Sergeant Jones, Kelly, Weinberg, and York counting on him, Hayseed’s rural instincts become the key to survival in the midst of war.

Tommy Phillips is paralyzed by fear as an enemy tank bears down on his foxhole during combat, but when his buddy Tony is struck down beside him, something shifts inside the terrified soldier. Faced with a choice between surrender and action, Tommy must confront what courage really means—and discover whether he has any left to give. This raw Korean War tale explores the difference between the bravery others see in you and the private struggle raging inside.

"Detroit" Thompson is an unconventional soldier whose half-baked ideas usually land him in hot water with Sergeant Dowdy and the rest of Dog Company—but when his unit gets pinned down behind enemy lines with no way forward, his latest improvisation might be exactly what they need to break out. This 1952 war story trades barracks comedy for battlefield ingenuity, asking whether a screw-up can ever become a hero when circumstances force the Army to bet everything on his crazy plan.

Speed Banning, a former baseball star now serving as a G.I., proves his marksmanship is just as sharp on the battlefield as it was on the diamond when he's given a sniperscope to cover P.F.C. Pete Magee and his squad as they push through a tunnel crawling with Communist forces. With his rifle and the new technology at his side, Banning must keep picking off enemy fighters to protect his men's advance through hostile territory.