From the day he had first joined the Royal Marines, Rob Smith had trained for this moment. Here he was, bullets cracking past his head, firing back at Russian soldiers of the Soviet Army.

But standing shoulder to shoulder with him were other Russians, blasting away with as much determination as their own countrymen. It was a crazy deadly duel being played out in the wintry wastes of Siberia…

Story: Mike Knowles

Art: Denis McLoughlin

Cover: Ian Kennedy