personal narratives, american

The true story of four unlikely heroes. Complete opposites thrown together, cut-off and outnumbered. For three days straight they answered the call in a race against time, not to take lives... but to save them. Chief Warrant Officer Erik Sabiston tells the story of his four-man flight crew's experiences evacuating wounded soldiers from the mountains of Afghanistan in their unarmed medevac helicopter, known as Dustoff 7-3.

Ride along with John T. Carter, a World War II paratrooper who dropped into southern France in a glider plane in 1944, to discover the realities, humor, and day-to-day experiences of Army life through his eyes.

Tells the story of World War II as planned and lived by Five-star General Dwight D. Eisenhower.

A memoir in which journalist Andy Rooney shares the memories of his experiences in World War II.

An eyewitness chronicle of the Doolittle Raid on Japan in April 1942, that describes the crew's difficult escape from China afterwards and includes the War Department's official communiqu?, details on the crew one year later, and letters from the period the men were in China.

Presents Staff sergeant Bellavia's account of the fierce 2004 fighting in Fallujah, the heroic feats of the men in his unit, and the sacrifices made by them.

Describes the exploits of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron Three during the Philippine campaign at the beginning of World War Two including interviews with four of the five survivors who were instrumental in General Douglas MacArthur's escape from Bataan.

Chronicles the true experiences of John Henry Poncio who survived the Bataan Death March in the spring of 1942 and spent the remainder of the war in a Japanese POW camp first in the Philippines, then later at Hirohata in Japan.