personal narratives

Tells the story of Jack Lucas, who fraudulently joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1942 at the age of fourteen and became the youngest recipient of the Medal of Honor as a result of his heroic actions in the Battle of Iwo Jima three years later.

Tells the story of how Edward R. Murrow, chief European correspondent for the Columbia Broadcasting System, worked along with the band of reporters he recruited, to bring the news of World War II live to the American people, and includes excerpts from over fifty actual broadcasts on CD.

A memoir in which A. Cleveland Harrison recounts his experiences as an eighteen-year-old drafted into the army in 1943, and provides insight into the lives of ordinary soldiers who contributed so much to the war effort.

Relates the experiences of men and women involved in the Battle of Iwo Jima, including Corporal Richard Nummer, Private First Class Samuel Tso, Colonel John W. Ripley, and others.

Chronicles the experiences of 400 men and women veterans and civilians whose lives were affected by World War II.

Describes the personal experiences of James Brady while serving on the front lines in Korea during the Korean War.

Shant Kenderian recounts how, at the age of seventeen, he was forced to join Saddam Hussein's army and fight against his own country against his will.

A personal memoir describing combat from behind an infantryman's rifle, walking the mine fields of My Lai, snipers, and the ambiguities of morality in a war gone wrong.

Presents an overview of a history of the Great Depression, including the events that led up to it and the New Deal that followed, and includes chronologies, personal narratives, and documents.