This author spent ten years tracking down the last survivors of a horrific and largely forgotten war that fundamentally changed not only how we fought our wars, but how we perceived war as well. Rubin not only talks to men and women from a variety of services, including neglected ones such as the Navy, the Yeomenettes who came before WWII's WACs, the Polar Bears who fought in Russia even after the armistace was signed, and a Harlem Hellfighter; he also puts their stories in context, giving a broader perspective on the war than we've had in a long long time. Highly recommended.