Through the desert wastes of North Africa...the rugged hills of Sicily...the bloody beaches of Normandy...Belgium and the Battle of the Bulge...and on to Berlin...the great First Infantry Division cut a fiery swath of irreversible conquest and unforgettable human drama. This is the First Division's story--lived through the destinies of five men. Men who share moments of reckless heroism and paralyzing fear. Men who know exhilarating triumph and the grim satisfaction of simple survival. Men who find unexpected love amid the ruins, as they endure the dirty, daily business of war. Ordinary men, except for one difference--they were soldiers in The Big Red One.--Back cover.