"Werner Herzog, one of the most revered filmmakers of all time, in his first book in many years, tells the story of Hiroo Onoda, a Japanese soldier who continued to defend a small island in the Philippines for twenty-nine years after the end of World War Two In 1997, Werner Herzog was in Tokyo to direct an opera. His hosts there asked, whom would you like to meet? He replied instantly: Hiroo Onoda. Onoda was a former solider famous for having quixotically...

A history of the Korean War, discussing how and why the United States became involved in defending South Korea from the invasion of communist North Korea, and highlighting some of the significant people and events in the conflict.

"On Christmas Eve, US Soldier John Myers and his platoon of men become trapped behind enemy lines during the Battle of the Bulge and seek refuge in a young woman's cottage. Her name is Alina. Myers and Alina fall in love during a brief Christmas Truce called with a German platoon who was seeking medical services for their Commandant's wife. However, the war is far from over and when the truce ends Myers and Alina make a pact to meet on Christmas Eve,...