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.

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.

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.

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

During World War I, a librarian has her heart broken by a soldier overseas and she tries to overcome her sadness.

During the Second World War, a woman falls in love with a Merchant Marine and agrees to marry him just before he is deployed - but their whirlwind love story is fated to have a tragic end.

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 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 woman’s husband accepts his army commission for World War II, the woman can only watch with despair as her husband's battalion joins the ranks of those expected to perish in war.

A young woman meets a World War II soldier on a train to California and takes pity on the lonely and displaced life he has become indifferent to.