The 101st Airborne Division, known as the "Screaming Eagles", is profiled. Included: Ripcord, a mountaintop base, the site of a 23-day battle; comments from the group's veterans.
A profile of Dwight D. Eisenhower, chronicling how he overcame an impoverished childhood in Kansas to lead the Allied war effort in Europe during World War II and become the 34th U.S. president. Included: insights from Pearlie McKeough, who worked for him during WWI; presidential aides Andrew Goodpaster and William Bragg Ewald; and granddaughter Susan Eisenhower.
The history of war reporting is chronicled by reporters and photographers, including Pulitzer Prize-winning photographers Eddie Adams and Nick Ut. Also: Rupert Murdoch recalls his father's World War I heroics.
A look at Cuba under Fidel Castro. Included: an interview with Huber Matos, one of Castro's most trusted commanders, who was later tortured and imprisoned by Castro for 20 years.
The savage 1942 battle for Guadalcanal is recalled by U.S. Marine veterans. Included: fighter pilot Joe Foss and machine gun commander Mitchell Paige, both Medal of Honor winners.
