This dvd set tells the story in fourteen episodes of american forces involvement in World War II in Europe, North Africa and the Pacific using film from US government archives shot in the modst of combat. It also includes informative explanatory maps of the european theatre of operations, the north africa campaign and the pacific theatre of operations created by west point military academy detailing the movements of the army and naval forces during the major conflicts. The booklet includes an extensive article by Captain Dale Dye (USmarine corp, retired), the military consultant on hollywood movis such as Platoon and Band of Brothers, describing the life of GIs during World War II, ordinary men in an extraordinary situation. A second informative article tells the story of the US marines, immortalised in the Joe Rosenthal photograph, who raised the stars and stripes at the top of mount suribachi, Iwo Jima on 23rd February 1945. DVD Content, 1. The Greatest Conflict an Overview, 2. The North Africa Campaign, 3. Beachhead at Anzio, 4. D Day The Normandy Invasion, 5. Pursuit to the Rhine, 6. Bomber Offensive The Air War in Europe, 7. The Battle of the Bulge, 8. The Battle of Germany, 9. Island Hopping the Road Back, 10. Jungle Warfare New Guinea to Burmha, 11. Air War in the Pacific, 12. The Bloody Ridges of Peleliu, 13. Return to the Philippines, 14. Okinawa The Last Battle,