With well-known contributions from such literary heavyweights as Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, and Victor Hugo, and some lesser-known gems from W. C. Heinz, S. L. A. Marshall, and Irwin Shaw, the twenty-four stories in this fascinating collection will take you from foxhole to bomber, battlefield to submarine, illustrating in vivid detail the true meaning of uncommon valor, courage, patriotism, and the pursuit of freedom.

The cornfield / Bruce Catton -- The morning they shot the spies / W.C. Heinz -- The fight at the bridge / Ernest Hemingway -- Frozen chosin / Martin Russ -- Two soldiers / William Faulkner -- The leipzig mission / Bert Stiles -- Breathing in / Michael Herr -- The sword of the Lord and of Gideon / Theodore Roosevelt -- Waterloo / Victor Hugo -- Landing zone x-ray / Robert Mason -- Custer and the Little Bighorn / Evan S. Connell -- Omaha Beach / Stephen E. Ambrose -- The drums of the fore and aft / Rudyard Kipling -- Sink the Bismarck! / C.S. Forester -- The battle at Borodino / Leo Tolstoy -- Les braves gens (The brave men) / William Manchester -- All quiet on the Western Front / Erich Maria Remarque -- Pickett's charge / Michael Shaara -- Faith at sea / Irwin Shaw -- Mountain fighting / Ernie Pyle -- The red badge of courage / Stephen Crane -- The perfect deadfall / S.L.A. Marshall -- Paul Revere's ride / Henry Wadsworth Longfellow -- Condord hymn / Ralph Waldo Emerson.