1968: Vietnam. Deep in the battle ravaged jungle twelve US Marines confront an enemy infinitely more terrifying and savage than the Viet Cong. An immortal evil. An agent of the apocalypse lurks watching. Waiting. 1988: Manhattan; the economic hub of global commerce. Six survivors must reunite to destroy the bloodthirsty horror they believed defeated and buried decades ago. These six ex-marines are about to discover that some wars never end. And the Heart of War beats eternal. LOCK AND LOAD