Very readable collection of stories from World War I. Stories are about famous people, famous battles that sadly are not so famous any more.

Terms and names - that I have heard before but knew little about - include Verdun, Alvin York, T. E. Laurence, The Lost Battalion, and the Devil Dogs. The last chapter is about Douglas MacArthur, which was fascinating, and went a long way toward explaining the MacArthur I was familiar with - the one that expended so much effort in the Philippines, and got in so much trouble in Korea.

This was an excellent book. I really enjoyed it. It was simple, but not simplistic; a great way to learn a bit about the War quickly. In addition, I enjoyed the feel of the glossy hard cover and the rough, yellowed pages of the Whitman book. Good memories from my childhood. ( )