Short stories of heroism, sacrifice, Christmas, friendship, loss, tragedy, childbirth, ...something for everyone.These are about people in peril, in danger of their lives, their livelihoods.They save others; they save themselves.

From pre-history to yesterday, these stories take you from the hunting fields of prehistoric man to Shiloh, from the Pacific to Pointe du Hoc, from Korea to the English Channel, from Bastogne to Appomattox and more.