Fifty-Fifty O’Brien

A CRACK SHOT JOINS THE MARINES FOR ACTION. THEY MAKE HIM A MESSENGER.

Winchester Remington Smith can knock down targets all day at a carnival shooting gallery. Convinced his talent is being wasted, he joins the U.S. Marines looking for real action in the jungles of Central America.

Instead, Win becomes a company runner. His job is to carry orders alone across mountains, rivers and rebel-held jungle—and to avoid the very fighting he came to find. Then he discovers First Sergeant Fifty-Fifty O’Brien wounded and captured. Win has explicit orders to get his dispatches through, but he goes after O’Brien anyway. He saves the sergeant’s life and expects he may finally have proved himself.

He gets a disciplinary hearing instead.

O’Brien has no patience for a Marine who ignores orders to play hero. His answer is to send Win on another run—through territory so dangerous that no runner has been getting through. Now the former carnival marksman will find out what military courage really demands when the mission matters more than the man carrying it.

Three complete military adventures in one volume.

The Adventure of “X” — U.S. Army Lieutenant Larry Grant has traded his officer’s uniform for the ranks of the French Foreign Legion. Sent on an intelligence mission into hostile Tuareg territory, Grant discovers a threat to the French forces. Then an ambush leaves a platoon without its officers—and Grant may be the only man capable of keeping the Legionnaires alive.

Red Sand — Hardesty brought his skills as a Chicago detective to the French Foreign Legion in North Africa. When a desert ambush and a dead Legionnaire point to treachery inside the fort, his investigative instincts return. To save the garrison, he must expose a phantom gunner and identify a murderous traitor before the enemy attacks.

“All three pieces are fun, with a rapid pace.... Another solid production that’s recommended for lovers of war stories.” —Library Journal

Drawing on his own military service and firsthand familiarity with military life, L. Ron Hubbard crafted stories of duty, courage, leadership and sacrifice when men are tested under fire.

Part of the L. Ron Hubbard Military & War Collection—14 books featuring 25 classic stories—available in paperback, eBook and full-cast dramatized audiobook. If you enjoy the classic adventures of Alistair MacLean and W. E. B. Griffin, discover another master storyteller of military adventures.

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