#1 – Pacific Sniper
The attack on Pearl Harbor brings the United States into the Second World War and sends Deacon Cole from the Appalachian Mountains into the Pacific. His skill with a rifle makes him valuable to Patrol Easy, but neither hunting experience nor basic training fully prepares him…
#2 – Rising Sniper
Deacon Cole and Patrol Easy are sent ahead of the main American invasion force on Leyte. Their task is to examine and weaken Japanese defensive positions before soldiers reach the beaches, a mission that requires moving through terrain controlled by enemy patrols and snipers. Deke must…
#3 – Jungle Sniper
In October 1944, Patrol Easy lands with the first American forces returning to the Philippines. Deacon Cole witnesses General Douglas MacArthur come ashore while Japanese fire continues, then joins the assault on Hill 522, a fortified position overlooking the Leyte beachhead. After the hill is taken,…
#4 – Hunter Sniper
The battle for Leyte divides Patrol Easy. Part of the unit prepares for another landing on the far side of the peninsula, while Deacon Cole joins soldiers fighting through the jungle interior. Tropical fever weakens him as severely as Japanese patrols, and the mountainous route makes…
#5 – Savage Sniper
Patrol Easy continues across Leyte through rice fields, roads and jungle positions still held by Japanese troops. Deacon Cole learns that Allied prisoners are confined in a remote camp commanded by an officer willing to kill captives rather than allow them to be liberated. The patrol…
#6 – Samurai & Snipers
Deacon Cole and Patrol Easy enter Manila as American and Filipino forces attempt to liberate the city. Japanese defenders refuse to withdraw and convert houses, government buildings and streets into fortified positions, forcing the patrol into close combat far removed from its earlier jungle operations. Deke’s…
#7 – Typhoon Sniper
After Manila, Deacon Cole and Patrol Easy board an Andromeda-class attack cargo ship bound for the Kerama Islands. Japanese suicide speedboats based there threaten the fleet assembling for the invasion of Okinawa, and the patrol is ordered to destroy the boats and the shore facilities supporting…