"A collection of stories showcasing the heroics of American forces missions of all kinds"-- Provided by publisher.

Omaha Beach: Following General Cota / Noel F. Mehlo Jr. -- Capturing San Juan Hill with the Rough Riders / Theodore Roosevelt -- Taking Mount Suribachi / Colonel Joseph H. Alexander -- Supplying the Embattled Marines at Khe Sanh / Captain Moyers S. Shore II -- Doolittle Hits Tokyo / Colonel Robert Barr Smith and Laurence J. Yadon -- How the Merrimac Was Sunk in Cuba / Rupert S. Holland -- Benedict Arnold's Navy / Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan -- Raiding Union Commerce with Rafael Semmes / Albert M. Goodrich -- Repelling the Chinese at Chipyong-ni / Leo Barron -- Breaking Out of Libby Prison / Isaac N. Johnston.