Synopsis

The romantic illusions of battle that clung to the 19th century dissolved entirely before the brutal reality of 20th-century mechanized warfare. At Verdun, France bled 300,000 soldiers; at the Somme, Britain lost a million. Against this backdrop of unimaginable loss, America entered the conflict with hesitation. These are the wrenching and heroic stories of American soldiers and nurses who served in the war's final, most devastating battles.