Corporal Alvin York is armed only with courage and marksmanship. Can he save his unit from a deadly attack by German machine-gun nests? Plucked off his sinking ship by a U-boat, Navy lieutenant Edouard Izak is sent to a POW camp deep in German territory. Can he engineer a daring escape? The soldiers of the all-African American Eighth Illinois face bitter racism and segregation. Can they overcome bigotry to fight with valor and distinction?

Ten true tales.

The Great War -- The Tennessee crack shot: Army Corporal Alvin York -- The flying fox: Royal Flying Corps Major William " Billy" Bishop -- The "suicide club" hero: Army Private John "Jack" Barkley -- The POW escapee: Navy Lieutenant Edouard Izac -- The battlefield savior: Ambulance driver James "Jim" McConnell -- The killer marksman: Army Lieutenant Samuel Woodfill -- The ace of aces: United States Air Service Captain Eddie Rickenbacker -- The immigrant doughboy: Army Private Abraham Krotoshinsky -- The fighting eighth: The 8th Illinois National Guard/370th U.S. Army Infantry -- The devil dog: Marine Gunner William Nice -- WWW I glossary.