Corporal Alvin York is armed only with courage and marksmanship. Can he save his unit from a deadly attack by German machine-gun nests? Plucked off his sinking ship by a U-boat, Navy lieutenant Edouard Izak is sent to a POW camp deep in German territory. Can he engineer a daring escape? The soldiers of the all-African American Eighth Illinois face bitter racism and segregation. Can they overcome bigotry to fight with valor and distinction? These and other brave heroes risked their lives serving their country in World War I. You will never forget their courageous true stories. The Great War -- The Tennessee crack shot: Army Corporal Alvin York -- The flying fox: Royal Flying Corps Major William " Billy" Bishop -- The "suicide club" hero: Army Private John "Jack" Barkley -- The POW escapee: Navy Lieutenant Edouard Izac -- The battlefield savior: Ambulance driver James "Jim" McConnell -- The killer marksman: Army Lieutenant Samuel Woodfill -- The ace of aces: United States Air Service Captain Eddie Rickenbacker -- The immigrant doughboy: Army Private Abraham Krotoshinsky -- The Fighting Eighth: The 8th Illinois National Guard/370th U.S. Army Infantry -- The devil dog: Marine Gunner William Nice -- WWW I glossary.