Captain Mark Kenslir dies a horrible death in the bowels of a secret government base in 1962. Somehow he returns to life- with amazing strength and the ability to resist injury. After being cleared to return to duty, Kenslir finds himself in Laos, investigating the disappearance of a patrol. What he discovers is a Chinese sorcerer and a water elemental- working for the Communists.A secret war has raged in the shadows for centuries as the forces of darkness try and exterminate mankind. In the mid-20th Century, the United States formed a covert unit of super soldiers, psychics and scientists to drive back the dark and defend humanity: Detachment 1039, the Black Sabers. For over 50 years, they have battled evil all around the globe in all its monstrous, supernatural forms. These are their stories...