Contents INDIVIDUAL HEROES Pat Patton: A young farm boy from Nebraska escapes the Bataan Death March, survives a Japanese internment camp, and witnesses the explosion of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima. Nancy Wake: A young Australian woman joins the French Resistance and saves the lives of thousands of Jews and military servicemen all while being hunted by the Nazis. Joseph Hyalmar Anderson: A navel pilot is lost off Vancouver Island during a routine patrol and is listed as missing in action. His remains are found decades later by his family. Joseph Medicine Crow: Growing up with stories of his grandfather who fought in the battle at the Little Big Horn, Joseph becomes an Army private and counts coup on his German enemies. When he returns home, he becomes the last chief of the Crow Indians. Dickey Chapelle: An American journalist whose bravery on the battlefield resulted in a collection of haunting photographs that have been viewed by millions of people. UNITED ACTS OF HEORISM Combat Engineers: Builders and engineers who prepared the way.

The Purple Heart Battalion: 100th Infantry Battalion comprised mostly of Japanese-American soldiers. African Americans at War. Navajo Code Talkers. Rosie the Riveter: Women in the War Industries.