War stories were the mainstay of the pulp magazine industry. When the Korean War was declared, it was only natural for a new fiction magazine be introduced that featured the gritty adventures of America's fighting men, in the air, on the ground, in the water. The three-year Korean conflict began in June of 1950, and plans for a new magazine began to take shape. In late 1951 War Novels Magazine made its debut, with a cover date of February 1952. It featured stories of infantry, the navy and air force, each tailor-made for the current military action. Stadium Publishing, publishers of science fiction, sports magazines and western fare, had great hopes for the new magazine. Unfortunately, sales did not meet expectations, and only the one single issue was published. War Novels Magazine returns in these vintage pulp tales, reissued for today’s readers in electronic format.
Table of Contents:
3 Crack War Novels
Kid Brother To A Hero
by Johanas L. Bouma
He’d bailed out of the shot-up L-5, fought his way back on an empty belly through jungle and weather and Red sympathizers — but did that win the praise of Danny’s hardbitten brother? “The Major” was too tough to admire anybody else’t exploits — particularly Danny’s...
“Yeah, But Do Frogmen Fight?”
by Joe Brennan
Even his girl had begun to wonder why Ellsworth always happened to escape combat duty — so maybe the only solution was to volunteer for the most dangerous job in the war...
From Chorwon To The Sea
by Stephen Marlowe
This Kerrigan was one tough boy. Out here in Korea, death came suddenly to a G.I., in the form of bullets usually, but the way Kerrigan felt about death was, the hell with it. All Kerrigan asked was, just give him his M-l and a bloody hill to take...
A Smashing Novelet
Colonels Don’t Win Wars
by Charley Lewis
Kinnear knew that the colonel had never commanded this many men before. He also knew that the colonel’s son would not be coming back...
8 Thrilling Short Stories
Wanted — One Mig
by Brent North
This time the Technical Wing wanted the Red jet intact — delivered in one piece, with the wheels down...
The Last Enemy
by Shad Collins
There was the human smell, but more than that, the smell of a wild animal. And the raw horror of it...
Give Us A Gun-Test!
by Ken Jason
When Captain Price decided to run out on the war and force-land on neutral territory, he forgot what men under fire were like...
He Wore A Yaller Ribbon
by Arch Whitehouse
They never did convince Pfc. Fenton Hoskins that there were no horses in the First Cavalry — even when they mounted him aboard a Sherman Tank!
How Do They Stack Up?
by Murray Weller
A veteran of nearly every major European battle in World War II sizes the fighting qualities of the Yanks in Korea...
No Blindfolds
by George C. Appel
There is nothing gallant about the execution of a spy — they just stand you against a wall and shoot you.
Takeout
by Captain Walter J. Sheldon
Which one stayed to die — one of us pilots? The girl? The soldier? Certainly never the famous, fearless Colonel, because he was in command...
Letter Home
by Vince McKeogh
The first day in battle is the toughest — and the most important...
