Tag Archives: Burma

The Bamboo Cage

Issue Number: 5740

To the crump of grenades and rattle of machine guns that echoed through the Burmese jungle in World War Two, a new sound was added… the twang of bow strings and the hiss of arrows flying through the air. And to the Japanese that sound brought terror. For it meant Captain David Heywood and his […]

At Dawn You Die

Issue Number: 5492

They were like nothing so much as lean, hungry, grey wolves. Grey with fear and exhaustion, lean with hardship, and hungry for blood —the blood of the Japanese who forced them to live like hunted beasts. They were men who had survived the invasion of Burma, and fought on in small bands hidden in the […]

Lions in Burma

Issue Number: 5431

In the deep jungles of Burma, 82nd West African Division Sergeant Obafemi Agbaje and his men rescue Captain James Kinnear from a downed Japanese transport plane. Now they must face the terrors of the wilderness as they try to get back to base with the injured officer. But the relentless Major Higashi and his lackeys […]

Burma Nightmare

Issue Number: 5243

Jungle warfare is no picnic, and for tankies trained to desert conditions it’s even worse! Sergeant Vince Roberts and his crew find themselves deployed to dank, dense, malaria-infested jungle with only their wits to guide them, but something else is interfering. As Vince’s mind begins to crack, can he hold it together? Or will he […]

Labyrinth

Issue Number: 5199

War cares not for history or men, as battles caused soldiers and sacred ruins to crumble together. That’s when Lieutenant Ned Morris had his dilemma. He was an archaeologist and an officer — he had a duty to protect soldiers and lost civilisations. But when his squad discovers a Japanese-held ruined Pyu city, he’s forced […]

Mountain Strike

Issue Number: 4985
Mountain Strike, cover by Janek Matysiak

Lieutenant Alan Barkley was tasked with assembling a team to embark on a special ground mission, deep behind enemy lines in Burma. These soldiers would face gruelling conditions, putting their skills to the test, all whilst carrying a 3.7 inch calibre howitzer up treacherous mountain peaks. Rookie medic, Ben Ellis, did not expect to be […]