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Battlefield Action #46
Battlefield Action #46 An anthology issue featuring multiple war stories. One story, titled "Who Saved Whom?", involves soldiers in combat where a character punches another in the eye and draws a gun, with dialogue referencing a skipper in a helmet and concern about getting into trouble. Another story depicts a soldier reflecting on ten seconds of intense fear during battle, imagining his death by burning steel, while another soldier named George mocks him as cowardly. The narrative then shifts to North Africa during World War II, where a character named Emilio cooperates with enemies, revealing he had seen Nazi bombers and fighter aircraft, and expressing hope for his family's farm while the war concludes and families reunite—contrasted with an officer character holding a gun who reflects on turning around slowly, noting he was not accustomed to murder, and the officer failing to fire his weapon.