Comic Title: Sgt. Rock Archives Vol. 3 HC
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2005
On Sale Date: July 27, 2005 Direct Market Date July 27, 2005
Source: Previews, Vol. 15 #5 (#197)

Direct Market Date July 27, 2005
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, July 27, 2005

Cover Price: $49.99
Page Count: 228
Editor: Dale Crain

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "Hold -- at All Costs"
Pages: 13

Feature(s):
Sgt. Rock (of Earth-1)

Writer: Robert Kanigher
Artist: Russ Heath

Reprinted From:
Our Army at War #125 (1962)

Feature Character(s)

• Sgt. Rock (last appearance in Our Army at War #124; next appearance in Our Army at War #126)

Supporting Character(s)

• Easy Company (last appearance in Our Army at War #124; next appearance in Our Army at War #126)
• Bulldozer (last appearance in Our Army at War #124; next appearance in Our Army at War #126)
• Ice Cream Soldier (last appearance in Our Army at War #124; next appearance in Our Army at War #127)
• Wild Man (last appearance in Our Army at War #124; next appearance in Our Army at War #143)
• Sunny (last appearance in Our Army at War #124; next appearance in Our Army at War #126)
• Junior (last appearance in Our Army at War #105; next appearance in Our Army at War #135)

Villain(s)

• Various German soldiers (no further appearances)

Flashback Appearance(s)

• Sgt. Rock (last appearance in Our Army at War #109; next appearance in Our Army at War #128)
• Easy Company (last appearance in Our Army at War #109; next appearance in Our Army at War #128)
• Wild Man (last appearance in Our Army at War #120; next appearance in Our Army at War #113)

Comments:
This story contains a flashback to Rock's battles in North Africa before becoming a sergeant. Wild Man is shown to be present during the flashback.

Synopsis:
Sgt. Rock and Easy Company receive orders to hold their position at all costs. Enemy troops begin approaching their position and many of the soldiers worry that they will die in order to hold the position.

Rock tells the men a story of another time he had to hold at all costs in the desert of North Africa while still a private. Easy lost many men, but was able to take the fight to the enemy and prevail.

Before Rock can finish his story, the enemy attacks. Just as Easy Company did in the desert, they charge the enemy and defeat the attackers. Though many men are lost, Easy successfully holds their position.