"World War II was by far the greatest war in the long bloody history of humankind. By virtually any standard of measure it dwarfs all wars that preceded it. The Greatest War is an American combat history of this war told largely in the words of the American soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines, men of what Tom Brokaw has dubbed the "greatest generation," who stood up to and ultimately emerged victorious from the crucible of four years of battle."--BOOK JACKET.