Introduction : faces of the war -- A war warning -- "Why we fight" -- How we fight : campaigns of sacrifice and service -- "The great crusade" -- "Saddle up! Let's get back to the war" -- Longest days in the "good war" -- Conscientious objection -- Now it can be told : reopening old wounds -- The once and future war
Summary
Traces the ways in which Americans have represented their involvement by examining the literature, film, and journalism that have shaped the understanding of the war from 1939 to the present
