In England during World War II, a literary critic turned war correspondent finds himself face to face with his own mortality on an air raid mission.

A soldier stumbles to the doorstep of a friend in Paris after World War II, begging to tell the story of his lost comrade to anyone who will listen.

A war photographer comes face to face with the senseless violence and death of the Spanish Civil War after spending time in the trenches with soldiers and decides he cannot stomach it.

Fifteen members of the United States Marines tell stories about their time serving in Europe during World War I.

Separated from his unit, an American soldier in France forms an unexpected partnership with a man who seems equally lost. Their adventures eventually lead them back to their unit, but not before they shoot down parachuters that may or may not have been their own men.

A group of Marines recall their horrifying memories of fighting on the Pacific front of World War II, while a journalist attempts to glorify their experiences for his readers.

Two soldiers recount their encounter with a battalion of ghost soldiers defending them in the WWI trenches.

Speaking of his past experiences, a Vietnam War veteran describes the darker, unspoken details of life as a soldier that people often overlook.

A veteran tells his acquaintance about his darkest memories as a solider the Vietnam War.

A series of "sketches" illustrating the perverse and horrific crimes perpetrated by soldiers during WW2.