From the mixed blood of his white father and his Cherokee ancestors, John Dane is a born warrior who finds his niche when he joins the United States Marines and goes to fight in Korea. Here, he learns to unleash his violent instincts fighting Korea's Chinese Communists. Sharpening his deadly combat skills, Dane soon becomes a professional soldier-for-hire, stalking enemy after enemy in the jungles of Laos and Vietnam. As Colonel Dane, black belt, mercenary soldier-adventurer, he falls in love with a beautiful war correspondent, whom he rescues from the Vietcong in a deadly mission.