W2W is about the 'foxhole' or ‘windshield’ view of combat as seen by the soldiers, sailors, and airmen who experienced it. It is about the fear, the emotions, the training, and the previously untapped wells of personal courage that enabled ordinary individuals to survive, and in some cases thrive, under extraordinary pressures and almost unimaginable danger.
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Ed Harrell describes in detail the sinking of the USS Indianapolis which left nearly 900 Sailors and Marines in shark-infested Pacific waters.Shane Goronkin által
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Mike Durant recounts the circumstances depicted in the book and film "Black Hawk Down" that led to his helicopter going down in Mogadishu, Somalia. Mike was taken as a POW and held in captivity for 11 days.Shane Goronkin által
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