Lieutenant Alvin Siskel of the 99th Pursuit Squadron was one of the best flyers amongst the famous Tuskegee Airmen. But after accidentally crossing the bullying Captain Jack Calhoun, he’s stripped of his rank and forced into service as a ‘smokejumper’ — paratrooper firemen fighting forest fires on American soil. But things start to heat up […]
One mistake by Squadron Leader Vic Harper caused the loss of four valuable Liberator bombers and also cost Vic the command of his squadron. He was posted to a forgotten base to sit out the war where he could do no more damage. But that didn’t suit Vic. He decided to wipe out his mistake […]
In a Nazi Air Ministry building in Berlin, a heavy file of documents and blueprints contained the secrets of a weapon which had been designed to win the war for Hitler. British Intelligence knew it by two words only — two words which could mean death and destruction for every man, woman and child in […]
To young Joe Pike and the crew of the Sunderland flying boat, the mission to rescue a British diplomat cut off by the Japanese seemed a routine job. But then things began to go wrong, badly wrong. And Joe, ambitious and eager to prove his ability to command, grabbed his chance with both hands. Their […]
The brave partisans hidden high in the snow-clad mountains of Yugoslavia had a tough time keeping out of the clutches of the Nazis — especially with that Fieseler Storch reconnaissance aircraft seeking them out. But with the Yugoslavians were Nick Bradford and Stan Waterman, two RAF lads who’d been shot down and stranded. They decided […]
Down through the night floated the British paratroopers, every man trained to razor-sharp efficiency. And on the ground waiting to do battle with these invaders were German paratroopers – the toughest soldiers in the Wehrmacht. The fighting would be grim when the two units clashed… but neither side imagined they’d soon be banding together to […]
Operation Market Garden, 1944. The brave men of 1st Independent Polish Parachute Brigade jumped out of their transports above Arnhem, ready for red-hot action. Thousands of parachutes opened and floated through the skies with men who only had one thing on their mind, “finally we can get back at the Nazis!” Among their number was […]
Count them. Ten men, each one tougher than the last, setting out on a mission more dangerous than anything they had ever tackled before. Yes, ten were setting out, but only one would be coming back… Story: Bernard Gregg Art: Wright Cover: Walker
Ey up, ghouls and creeps! Feast your eyes on Commando’s first‑ever anthology of horror! Included in this creepy Commando are six supernatural tales I’ve collected from my storeroom! From crows to bats, from thieves to murderers and from witches to vampires — there’s something for everyone here in Commando! Story: Georgia Standen Battle Art: […]
They took Jim Chalmers off Hurricanes because they reckoned he’d lost his nerve, fought too many dogfights with Zeroes. They gave him a lumbering Dakota on a routine job ferrying supplies from one base to another. Jim didn’t like this at all, but he needn’t have worried. There were wilder days coming, days when he […]
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