As a group of international journalists flee the Nazi invasion of Paris, they seek refuge at a man's home, but the man decides to hold them hostage. The group must decide how much they're willing to pay for their freedom.

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.

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.

During the height of World War II bombings in London, a group of British school boys are sent across the Atlantic to a Canadian boarding school. When one of the boys goes missing from the ship, the school attempts to uncover what really happened during the voyage overseas.

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.

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

A World War II era fairytale-like story of two young evacuees who witness a strange event in childhood, and are reunited in adulthood by a long serious of unlikely coincidences. During World War II, two young evacuees witness a strange event in their childhood. This event leaves a strong impression on both girls, and it proceeds to shape their futures into a long series of unlikely coincidences.

Two American friends escape their vacation in Paris to the French countryside, enjoying a day of fresh air until a Russian waiter and an Austrian remind them of the horrors of war.

When a World War II soldier returns home to San Francisco, memories of a late friend keep him from enjoying the normalcy of civilian life.

Upon hearing about an upcoming wedding, a former American soldier reminisces about the time he met a young girl who gave him the recourse to survive the war.