Jack Brukman’s journey through war: from the physical onset on Saipan to the continuous mental onslaught at home.

One young American's experience during post-war occupation duty in Japan.

If the American forces could break through the Hürtgen Forest, there was a chance they could reach the Rhine near Cologne, threatening the German industrial region along the Ruhr River and possibly even force a crossing. 

A young New Zealander airman receives a Victoria Cross for his daring feats. 

Dr. Rana Mitter depicts how China held a critical role in the Pacific theater during the war as a key ally for the United States. The war's end, however, brought a devastating blow to American diplomacy as China ultimately fell to communism, forever changing the global balance of power in the emerging Cold War.