The Fighting Man #3

Private Luke Apple's talent for clever tactics proves both blessing and curse when he convinces PFC Bertram Fitzdyck to venture beyond the sentry lines to scout a strategically valuable hill in Korea. Their discovery of enemy activity near an abandoned farmhouse sparks Luke's latest "big idea"—a deception scheme designed to convince the enemy they're facing a much larger force—but as with all of Luke's plans, the results have a way of ricocheting back on everyone involved. When Sergeant Bullson and Lieutenant Paxton arrive with reinforcements, Luke's scheme collides with reality in ways he never anticipated.

In "Mutiny and Murder," Private Harry Baxter slips behind enemy lines to infiltrate an American prisoner-of-war camp where tensions are boiling among the Chinese captives. As unrest spreads, Harry must navigate a web of suspicion, uncovering who leads the rebellion without revealing his own mission—while facing the ever-present danger of betrayal from within.

Private Bob Jennings earns his reputation as a goldbrick the hard way—dodging work and complaining his way through stateside duty until the Army ships him off to Korea to be rid of him. When he finally reaches combat, though, the lazy soldier discovers he has a knack for fighting, and a series of close calls with enemy forces begin to change how both he and his sergeant see him. As Jennings proves himself in the heat of battle, his old perspective on the war—and on following orders—gets turned on its head.

When a desperate order comes down to attack despite impossible odds, the exhausted men of Company "A" launch an offensive south of Maltari, Korea—but a tragic loss during the assault sends Private Johnny Wentworth into a furious, reckless charge up a heavily defended hill. As the fighting rages and air support arrives to turn the tide, the true cost of "Operation Attack" becomes brutally clear on March 18, 1951.