October 13th, 1944. An unarmed F5E Lightning lands at a Luftvafa airfield near Milan. The pilot is American and he’s defecting. This…

  Lieutenant Maya Reeves stood at the edge of the training yard at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, watching the new SEAL candidates struggle…

Commander Maya Reeves sipped her lukewarm beer, eyes scanning the dimly lit bar through the reflection in the cracked mirror behind the counter.…

  Will you save my mother’s life for $5?” asked the 9-year-old girl as she walked into the Iron Brotherhood clubhouse with a…

  Sarah Mitchell moves through the grocery store with practiced efficiency. Her son Jake trailing behind with a small basket of his own.…

  A 9-year-old girl walked into a biker bar holding a loaded gun and asked which one of them was her real father.…

  Please help my mom. They’re hurting my mom. The words tore through Rosy’s truck stop like a knife through silence. Seven-year-old Emma…

  You don’t belong here. Your daddy’s rank won’t save you when real bullets start flying. Staff Sergeant Kyle Morrison thought he was…

  Blood was pouring from an eight-year-old’s chin, not his own. He had just bitten off his kidnapper’s hand to the bone. The…

  September 28, 1945. 14:00, Naval Intelligence Office, Annex, Yokosuka, Japan. The room smelled of stale coffee and the strong chemical smell of…