It Really Happened #2

This anthology issue contains several historical and wartime-themed stories. One story depicts volunteers training for unspecified combat duty who are billeted in what appears to be a submarine, with the narrative emphasizing secrecy and morale among the servicemen. Another story portrays General Douglas MacArthur's authority over the Philippines during Japanese occupation, detailing Japanese oppression including the closure of schools and execution of those who refused to comply, while highlighting Manuel Luis Quezon's role in inspiring Filipino resistance and defiance. A third story follows explorer Mungo Park on his African expedition, showing his near-fatal encounter with hostile tribesmen at the Busa Rapids, his rescue, and explorers' later discovery of his water-logged journal twenty-five years afterward, prophesying that Africa would one day be tamed.