THE LIEUTENANTS
They were the young ones, the bright ones, the ones with the dreams.
From the Nazi-prowled wastes of North Africa to the bloody corridors of
Europe, they honorably answered the call. War-it was their duty, their
job, their life. They marched off as boys and they came back-those who
made it-as soldiers and professionals forged in the heat of battle....
THE CAPTAINS
It was more than an incident. It was a deadly assault across the 38th
parallel. It was the Korean War. In the fear and the frenzy of battle,
those who had served with heroism before were called again by America to
man the trenches and sandbag bunkers. From Pusan to the Yalu, they drove
forward with commands too new and tanks too old, brothers in war, bonded
together in battle as they had never been in peace....
THE MAJORS
Dien Bien Phu. Saigon. Hanoi. In 1954, they were only exotic names from
a French campaign halfway around the world. But now American fighting
men-proven on the bloody beaches of Normandy and in the minefields of
Korea-are summoned to help beat back the guerilla forces of Ho Chi Minh.
To some, the "secret" war in Indochina was the depth of folly. To
others, like the majors, it pointed to the heights of glory....