The G-2 Files

The G-2 Files is a gen anthology that published fiction from WWII television shows. Its last issue was released in 1998. It has the subtitle, "Security and Intelligence." Some fandoms represented:
* Garrison’s Gorillas
* Combat!
* Twelve O'Clock High
* Rat Patrol 
* Black Sheep Squadron
* Dirty Dozen: The Series
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==Available on CD (2007)==
==Issue 1==
The G-2 Files 1 was published in 1990. (277 pgs) Fiction by Eleanor Bennett, J.L. Coy, Cinda Gillilan, R.M. Harris and J.M. McNana. Episode Guide for Garrison's Gorillas. Fiction in Garrison's Gorillas, Rat Patrol, Dirty Dozen: The Series.
thumb|left|front cover of issue #1
* Foreward 
* Reveille (1)
* Sound Off (4)
* Ten-Hut! (6)
* 201 Files (11)
* Briefings (18)
* Debriefings (the fiction)
**Birthright by Eleanor Bennett (Separate from the others on a mission, Garrison and Chief head for the appropriate rendezvous. They arrived to find their French contact's very pregnant wife.) (23)
** The Deadly Oasis Raid by J.L. Coy (The Rat Patrol rescues an OSS agent, who leads them into the desert to rescue her friends and fellow agents.) (33) 
**All for the Sake of an Oak Leaf by J.L. Coy (A desk jockey from Washington pushes Garrison aside and takes charge of the Gorillas and another team to get a promotion.) (71)
** The Capture by Cinda Gillilan (The Dirty Dozen get captured in France in order to rescue a British guard.) (125)
** Damien's Song by J.L. Coy (The Gorillas have to break a fellow agent out of a "rest home" to discredit a high-ranking German.) (147)
** The Ritual by R.M. Harris, J.L. Coy and J.M. McNana (Chief wants to take his Apache revenge on the German officer who brutalized his fellow agent and lover.) (221)
* Section 8 (275)
* Mission of the Month (276)
* Retreat (277)
==Issue 2==
The G-2 Files 2 was published in December 1990 and contains 242 pages. Fiction by Sue Purslow, Maureen Webster, Linda Knights, Cinda Gillilan, Eleanor Bennett, J.L.Coy, Moyra Dzwonkowski, R.M. Harris. Episode Guide for 1st Season Combat. Fiction in: Garrison's Gorillas, Dirty Dozen:The Series, Rat Patrol, Combat. 
* Roll Call (1)
* Reveille (1)
* Editorial Policy (2)
* Sound Off!! (3)
* Ten Hut (5)
* Home Front (7)
* F.Y.I., a review of "Homefront" (9)
*Boot Camp (11)
* Briefings (15)
* R and R (21)
*Debriefings
**A Very, Very Personal Little War by Linda Knights (27)
**Just Lucky, I Guess by Kathy Bailey (37)
**Historical Rescue by Linda Knights (47)
** Vertrauen by Wilma Douglas (57)
**Shadow by Linda Knights (79)
**A Day in the Lives by K.D. McDougall (85)
**Alderney by J.L. Coy (97)
* P.S. I Love You (129)
* Puzzle Solutions (131)
* Retreat (134)
* The Damsel in Distress Raid by J.L. Coy (123-171) (Jack Moffitt has been badly beaten, and one of the OSS agents the Patrol has befriended was kidnaped to be sold into a sheik's harem. The only way to get her out is to get help from Dietrich.)
* Section 8: The Lost Episodes of The Rat Patrol by Cathy Rhea Opaluch, et all (233)
* The Great Cliche... by IM Nutts (234-237) (The Rat Patrol has been sent to mop up Dietrich's camp, but Dietrich is setting out stages of a plan to capture them.)
* Ops Orders: Latrine Duty, story by Cathy Rhea Opalch (238-239)
* art by Nicola Young
NOTE: this additional content is from a 1992 flyer:
* Suffer the Children by Maureen Webster (Lt. Danko and his men travel to Norway to destroy a heavy water factory and get help from an unexpected partisan.)
* Elliott by Moyra Dzonkowski (Garrison discovers a startling secret from his past.)
* Darkness of the Last Night by Linda Knights (Chief and Casino are trapped in a cave-in.)
* The Cold War by Sue Purslow (The Gorillas go on a mission to Norway to retrieve scientific papers, but the mission is complicated because Goniff has a cold.)
* Tribute by Eleanor Bennett (Garrison faces the psychological trauma of war.)
* When Od Friend Meet (Sgt. Saunders meets old friends who are now working as intelligence agents in war-torn France.)
==Issue 3==
The G-2 Files 3 was published in May 1991. (250 pgs) Fiction by Linda Knights, Mary Tupp, D.B.Collins, Nicola Young and R.M. Harris. Episode guide for 2nd season Combat. Fiction in Garrison's Gorillas, Rat Patrol, Dirty Dozen: the series, Combat. 
* Reveille (1)
* Sound Off!! (3)
* Ten Hut (6)
* 201 Files (18)
* Briefings (24)
* Calendar (25)
*Boot Camp (31)
* R and R (book review, word search, crossword puzzle) (39)
* Cross Purposes by Linda Knights (Garrison's Gorillas and 12 O'Clock High crossover. Captains Troy and Moffitt set out to pull a con on Col. Dietrich. Garrison, Troy and Moffitt hitch a ride aboard the Piccadilly Lilly to find out what Dietrich, who is now stationed in Occupied France is up to.) (47)
* Sylvia by Mary Tupp (While breaking into a German prison to rescue an intelligence agent, Garrison and his men discover that the agent is dead, only to find a surprise awaiting him.) (77)
* The Judas Flag by D.B. Collins (Garrison's mission has gone awry. Who is the traitor?) (99)
* One Too Many by Nicola Young (Garrison and company have been assigned to find some stolen diamonds and the identity of the traitor "Gemini.") (113)
* What's a Con Between Friends by Nicola Young (Sequel to "One Too Many." Lt. Balfour is assigned as a secretary to Garrison.) (165)
* Return from Nowhere by R.M. Harris (Garrison and Chief go back to the States to help a fellow agent overcome a traumatic experience.) (215)
* Moral Decisions by Linda Knights (Doc questions the tragedies of war.) (233)
* Section 8 (253)
* Puzzle Solutions (254)
* Retreat (255)
==Issue 4==
The G-2 Files 4 was published in September 1991 and contains 295 pages. Fiction by Linda Knights, Sue Purslow, Annette V. Johnstone, J.M.McNana. Episode Guide for 3rd season for Combat. Stories in the following fandoms: Rat Patrol, Garrison's Gorillas, Black Sheep Squadron. 
* Roll Call
* Editorial Policy
* Reveille
* Ten Hut
* Home Front
* 201 Files
*Boot Camp
* Briefings
* Calendar
* R&R
* FYI
* The First Raid by Linda Knights (Rat Patrol, pages 27-41, Private Mark Hitchcock's first mission with the Rat Patrol) (reprinted in Rat Patrol Compiled) (27)
* Fuss in Boots by Sue Purslow (Find out what's bothering Casino.) (43)
* Hell's Full Fury by Linda Knights (A Black Sheep Squadron story.) (73)
* The Plane Truth by Annette V. Johnstone (Join Cpt. Richards and Lt. Andrews on a mission where they meet up with the Gorillas.) (115)
* So It Begins by J.M. McNana (The first in a "Scheme of Things" by ye olde Editors. What happens when Missouri, Mac, and Quincy meet up with the Garrison's Gorillas.) (195)
* Section 8 (293)
* Puzzle Solutions (294)
* Retreat (295)
==Issue 5==
The G-2 Files 5 was published in December 1991. (190 pgs) Fiction by Sue Purslow, Wilma H. Douglas, Linda Knights, Valerie DeVries, J.M. McNana and R.M. Harris. Artwork by J.M. McClure. Episode guide for 4th Season Combat. An Interview with Brendon Boone. Stories in: Garrison's Gorillas, Dirty Dozen, Twelve O'Clock High and Rat Patrol. 
* Roll Call
* Editorial Policy
* Reveille
* Ten Hut
* Home Front
* 201 Files
*Boot Camp
* Briefings
* Calendar
* R&R
* FYI
* A Hard Day's Knight by Sue Purslow (37)
* Vergeltu (Retribution) by Wilma H. Douglas (57)
* Lessons Learned in Darkness by Linda Knights (85)
* Ageless Devotion by Valerie DeVries (109)
* Sixth Sense by Linda Knights (Rat Patrol, pages 123-138, Tully and Moffitt explore a cave while hiding from pursuit, and there they find the remains of an ancient civilization--but the old gods aren't happy when Jack tries to take some proof out with him.) (also published, though perhaps somewhat revised, as the novel The Sixth Sense Raid) (123)
* The Cleansing Ritual by J.M. McNana (139)
* Old Friends, Old Enemies by R.M. Harris (145)
* Puzzle Solutions (195)
==Issue 6==
The G-2 Files 6 was published in May 1992. (150 pgs) Fiction by Linda Knights, Lesley Brice, Valerie DeVries, J.L. Coy, R.M. Harris, Sue Purslow. Artwork by Nicola Young. Episode Guide for 5th season Combat. Stories in: Garrison's Gorillas, Rat Patrol, Dirty Dozen: The Series, Combat, Twelve O'Clock High, Black Sheep Squadron. And loads of goodies! 
* Roll Call
* Editorial Policy
* Reveille
* Ten Hut
* Home Front
* 201 Files
*Boot Camp
* Briefings
* Calendar
* R&R
* FYI
* The Final Fantasy by Linda Knights (Rat Patrol/Fantasy Island pages 125-138 (Christopher George wishes for the chance to return to a role he once played--Sam Troy--except for real.)
* A Twist of Fate by Linda Knights (A simple mission gone wrong after Garrison and his men are recognized by a previous nemesis.)
* Maldean Flight by Lesley Brice (A test flight gone wrong. After losing her plane and her co-pilot, Clare Phillipson joins forces with Garrison and his men to rescue the experimental radar she'd been testing and Pete, her co-pilot.)
* Daraue Swadura by Linda Knights (Lieutenant Garrison, fighting and recovering from the flu, and Chief, suddenly wounded, find themselves the guests of a Gypsy family.)
* A Long Way Home by Valerie DeVries (After being shot down and captured, Gallagher and his crew escape from a German truck on their way to a POW camp. Komansky pairs off with Gallagher, who's been wounded, and the young sergeant does everything in his power to get his captain back to England.)
* The Swans are Down by R.M. Harris. (Mac, Missouri, and Quincy are captured. Can Garrison and his men rescue them in time, or will they have to kill the three women to prevent a security leak?)
* On the Way to Arvass by J.L. Coy, short story (Fog, German patrols, and a swamp all conspire to hamper the way to Arvass.)
==Issue 7==
The G-2 Files 7 was published in September 1992 and contains 180 pages.
* Roll Call
* Editorial Policy
* Reveille
* Ten Hut
* Home Front
* 201 Files
*Boot Camp
* Briefings
* Calendar
* R&R
* FYI
* Historical Rescue by Linda Knights (Rat Patrol pages 47-56 (When Tully is injured, the Rats take him to a fort deep in a desert wadi--a Crusader fort.)
* A Very Personal Little War by Linda Knights (Casino goes on a German killing spree because Actor made a mistake which resulted in teh death of a good friend.)
* Just Lucky, I Guess by Kathy Bailey (Lieutenant Garrison keeps missing his lady friend.)
* Vertraueu by Wilma Douglas Dirty Dozen (The Dozen finds the plans for a new plane and must destroy it.)
* Shadow by Linda Knights (A different perspective of Chief.)
* A Day in the Loves by K.D. McDougall, vignettes (A day in the lives of each Gorilla.)
* Alderney by J.L. Coy (The Gorillas must rescue their co-agents Mac, Missouri, and Quincy, from the island of Alderney.)
==Issue 8==
The G-2 Files 8 was published in December 1992 and has 138 pages. Fiction by Lesley Brice, Linda Knights, Nicola Young, Susan Asselin, Maureen Webster, J.L. Coy and J.M. McNana. Episode Guide for 2nd season 12 O'Clock High. Art by Nicola Young. Stories in: Garrison's Gorillas, Dirty Dozen: The Series, Rat Patrol, Combat. 
* Roll Call
* Editorial Policy
* Reveille
* Ten Hut
* Home Front
* 201 Files
*Boot Camp
* Briefings
* Calendar
* R&R
* FYI
* The Le Jardinier Sahara Raid by J.L. Coy (pages 107-110) Rat Patrol (Sent to rescue or kill a captured agent, the Rats find out only upon arrival that the agent is a woman.)
* The Mary Sue Raid by IM Nutts (pages 129-133) Rat Patrol (The incomparable Mary Sue arrives just in the nick of time when the Rats have a broken-down jeep and Hans Dietrich is searching for a way to end the war.)
* The Need for Faith Raid by Linda Knights (reprinted from Just Deserts, pages 43-74) Rat Patrol (Moffitt's nurse girlfriend blames Troy when Moffitt is badly wounded.)
* Alone by Linda Knights (pages 75-80) Rat Patrol (Hans Dietrich, the only survivor of yet another raid, envies Sam Troy that he is not alone, that he has his team.) (reprinted from Southern Lights #1; also in New Links in the Chain and Rat Patrol Compiled)
* The Dirtiest Raid by Maureen (pages 81-106) Rat Patrol/Dirty Dozen (The Rat Patrol is assigned to protect the Dirty Dozen as they drive a convoy through German lines.)
* Knights in Shining Armor by J.M. McNana (features Missouri, Mac, and Quincy)
* Things Left Unsaid by Susan Asselin (Combat (Kirby's worst fears come true.)
* The Dirtiest Raid by Maureen Webster (crossover featuring The Dirty Dozen and Rat Patrol)
* On Wings of Love by Lesley Brice (sequel to Maiden Flight in issue #6) (featuring Garrison's Gorillas and Clare Phillipson in a daring raid.)
==Issue 9==
The G-2 Files 9 was published in April 1993 and has 167 pages. Fiction by Linda Knights, Susan M. Asselin, Nicola Young, Zoe Courtnade, J.M. McNana. Episode Guide for 1st season Rat Patrol. Stories in Rat Patrol, Garrison's Gorillas, Combat. 
* * Roll Call
* Editorial Policy
* Reveille
* Ten Hut
* Home Front
* 201 Files
*Boot Camp
* Briefings (episode guide 15-20)
* Calendar
* R&R
* FYI
* The Need for Faith II: The Time of Testing Raid by Linda Knights, reprint from unknown source (pages 31-57, Moffitt's nurse girlfriend is taken prisoner by the Germans.)
* The Double Take Raid by Zoe Courtnadge (pages 93-128, Look-a-like blondes, one dead, one a spy, and nobody knows who's who, make the Rats' lives difficult.)
* other unknown fiction
==Issue 10==
The G-2 Files 10 was published in September 1993 and contains 170 pages. Fiction by Linda Knights, Nicola Young, Susan Asselin, Margo Jacoby, Maureen Webster, J.M. McNana. Episode Guide from the second season Rat Patrol. Stories in Garrison's Gorillas, Rat Patrol, and Combat.
* Roll Call (1)
* Editorial Policy (2)
* Second Off (3)
* Ten Hutt! (6)
* Home Front (7)
* Boot Camp (9)
* Bookings (Rat Patrol Season Two episode guide) (15)
* 201 Files (21)
* R & R (Rat Patrol Word Search) (25)
* Calendar (29)
* Debriefings (3)
* The Need for Faith III: By Definition: A Traitor by Linda Knights (pages 35-56, The Rat Patrol is sent to capture or kill Hauptmann Dietrich.) (35)
* The Winged Messanger by Nicola Young (57)
* In His Sunniest Hour by Susan Asselin (65)
* The Tailgunner by Margo Jacoby(71)
* The Some Other Time, Some Other Place Raid by Maureen Webster (Rat Patrol, Sequel to professional RP novel "Target for Tonight"; reprinted from "The Dispatch".) (91)
* Libby by J.M. McNana (143)
* P.S. I Love You (159)
* Goniff's Letter to His Mum (161)
* Goniff's Letter to Mrs. Saunders and Daughter (164)
* Puzzle Solution (167)
* Retreat (169)
==Issue 11==
The G-2 Files 11 was published in December 1993 and contains 133 pages. Fiction by Linda Knights, J.L. Coy, Lesley Brice, Susan M. Asselin, R.M. Harris. Episode Guide from Garrison's Gorillas. Stories in Garrison's Gorillas, Rat Patrol, Combat, 12 O'Clock High, Black Sheep Squadron. 
* Roll Call
* Editorial Policy
* Reveille
* Ten Hut
* Home Front
* 201 Files
*Boot Camp
* Briefings
* Calendar
* R&R
* FYI
* P.S. I Love You by uncredited (Hitch writes a letter home to his parents, pages 117-119)
* Affair of the Heart Raid by Lesley Brice (pages 55-78, Sent out to find a truck lost from a convoy, Tully and Hitch find a driver suffering from exposure--a female driver.)
* Coincidence by Linda Knights (Rat Patrol, pages 81-86, Coincidence brings Sam Troy and Hans Dietrich together yet again, forcing them to cooperate for survival, leading Troy to wonder if perhaps they weren't meant to be friends.) (reprinted in Rat Patrol Compiled)
* other unknown fiction
==Issue 12==
The G-2 Files 12 was published in March 1994 and contains 139 pages.
* Roll Call
* Editorial Policy
* Reveille
* Ten Hut
* Home Front
* 201 Files
*Boot Camp
* Briefings
* Calendar
* R&R
* FYI
* The Perspective Raid by Linda Knights (reprint, Rat Patrol, pages 36-44, Having captured Moffitt and Tully, Dietrich uses them to bait a trap for Troy and Hitchcock.) (reprinted from Rerun #3; also in Rat Patrol Compiled)
* other unknown fiction
==Issue 13==
The G-2 Files 13 was published in 1994 and contains 158 pages. Fiction by Linda Knights, Susan Balnek Asselin, Nancy Durgin, J.L. Coy, R.M. Harris. Episode Guide from 2nd season Combat. Stories in: Black Sheep Squadron, Combat, Rat Patrol, 12 O'Clock High, Garrison's Gorillas 
* Roll Call
* Editorial Policy
* Reveille
* Ten Hut
* Home Front
* 201 Files
*Boot Camp
* Briefings
* Calendar
* R&R
* FYI
* From Strangers to Friends Raid by Julia Grosso (Rat Patrol, pages 135-155, The Rat Patrol first rescues an American woman reporter captured by Dietrich, and is then sent to rescue the crew of a bomber that's gone down in the desert.)
* And They Played Waltzing Matilda by Linda Knights (Rat Patrol, pages 57-67, Over a bottle of Irish whiskey, Troy tells Moffitt of his days with the Australian 9th, and the battle of Tobruk.)
* other unknown fiction
==Issue 14==
The G-2 Files 14 was published in June 1994 and contains 180 pages.
* Roll Call
* Editorial Policy
* Reveille
* Ten Hut
* Home Front
* 201 Files
*Boot Camp
* Briefings
* Calendar
* R&R
* FYI
* Reunion by Linda Knights (Rat Patrol, pages 51-52, It's the 1950s, and successful "Swiss" immigrant/shipping magnate Hans Dietrich receives a mysterious invitation to a reunion--but with whom?) (reprinted in Rat Patrol Compiled)
* other unknown fiction
==Issue 15==
The G-2 Files 15 was published in February 1994 and contains 102 pages. Fiction by Linda Knights, Kath Bailey, Susan M. Balnek, Julia Grosso, J.L. Coy, J.A. Harrison. Art by Nicola Young. Episode Guide from 4th season Combat. Stories in Rat Patrol, Garrisons Gorillas, Combat. 
* Roll Call
* Editorial Policy
* Reveille
* Ten Hut
* Home Front
* 201 Files
*Boot Camp
* Briefings
* Calendar
* R&R
* FYI
* The Two Sides of a Traitor by Linda Knights (reprint from unknown source, Rat Patrol, pages 35-48, Sealed orders force Troy to deceive his men, jeopardizing their working relationship.)
* True Blindness by Linda Knights (Rat Patrol, pages 57-58, While hospitalized and temporarily blinded with powder burns to his eyes, Tully makes a new friend.)
* The Love My Sister Raid by J.A. Harris (Rat Patrol, pages 89-100, Sent to rescue a captured OSS agent, the Rats find Troy's baby sister.)
* other unknown fiction
==Issue 16==
The G-2 Files 16 was published in June 1995 and contains 160 pages. Fiction by Kathy Bailey, Susan M. Balnek, Linda Knights, Carol Looby, Julia Grosso, Nikki Young and J.L. McCoy. Artwork by Nicola Young. Episode guide for 5th Season Combat. Stories in: Garrison's Gorillas, Combat, 12 O'Clock High, Rat Patrol and Black Sheep Squadron and Dirty Dozen: the Series. 
* Roll Call
* Editorial Policy
* Reveille
* Ten Hut
* Home Front
* 201 Files
*Boot Camp
* Briefings
* Calendar
* R&R
* FYI
* The Brother's Keeper Raid by Julia Grosso (pages 105-116, Captain David Troy crashes his plane in the desert and is captured by Captain Dietrich, but the Rat Patrol is sent to rescue him.)
* some Rat Patrol articles 
* The Revelations Raid by Linda Knights (pages 73-87, An alternate version of "The Chain of Death Raid" (aired episode) in which Troy and Dietrich are captured by slavers and chained together. Sold into slavery in a mine deep in the desert, they have only each other to depend on.) (reprinted in New Links in the Chain)
* other unknown fiction
==Issue 17==
The G-2 Files 17 was published in December 1995 and contains 157 pages.
* * Roll Call
* Editorial Policy
* Reveille
* Ten Hut
* Home Front
* 201 Files
*Boot Camp
* Briefings
* Calendar
* R&R
* FYI
* unkdnown fiction
==Issue 18==
The G-2 Files 18 contains 120 pages and was published in 1996. Fiction by Chari Wessel, Julia Grosso, Susan M. Balnek, K.G. Bailey, Julia Grosso, Lisa Swetnam, Nikki Young and J.A. Harris. Artwork by Nikki Young. Episode guide for Garrison's Gorillas. Stories in: Garrison's Gorillas, Rat Patrol, Combat, 12 O'Clock High, Black Sheep Squadron and Dirty Dozen: the series. 
* Roll Call
* Editorial Policy
* Reveille
* Ten Hut
* Home Front
* 201 Files
*Boot Camp
* Briefings
* Calendar
* R&R
* FYI
* The For Argument's Sake Raid by Jilly A. Harris (pages 105-110, Moffitt's relationship with his OSS agent girlfriend isn't going well, and he's the only one who doesn't know she's pregnant--until she's captured by the Germans.)
* The Old Friend's Raid by Chari L. Wessel (pages 39-44, An old rival of Dietrich's turns up claiming to be working for intelligence, but then attempts to use the Rat Patrol to help him defect, under guise of infiltrating their unit--or is it vice versa?)
* The Friend in Need Raid by Julia Grosso (pages 65-80, When Tully is lost during a raid, he winds up on an adventure of his own while the rest of the patrol searches for him.)
* The News from Home Raid by Lisa Swetnam (pages 81-86, Hitch has been acting funny for days, and nearly gets himself killed by not paying proper attention to what he's doing. The problem lies in a letter from home.)
==Issue 19==
The G-2 Files 19 was published in 1998 and contains 87 pages.
* 201 Files (interviews with the stars of Combat!) (8 pages)
* Garrison's Gorillas, What Next? by Nikki Young (2 pages)
* White Man's Medicine by Linda Knights (Garrison's Gorillas) (14 pages)
* Invasion by Donna M. Patterson-Goad (Combat!) (7 pages)
* Decisions by Susan M. Balnek (Combat!) (3 pages)
* In a Different Life, Another Time by Donna M. Patterson-Goad (Combat!) (10 pages)
* Rules by Susan M. Balnek (Combat!) (3 pages)
* Remember by Donna M. Patterson-Goad (Combat!) (4 pages)
* Survival Part 2 by Susan M. Balnek (Combat!) (4 pages)
* Nothing Like A Dame by Oriole (2 pages)
* The Innocents by Susan M. Balnek (Combat!) (7 pages) 
* On Parole by Lillian Shepherd (Garrison's Gorillas) (3 pages) 
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