In his latest collection of fresh and surprising stories from World War II, author recounts over 50 little-known tales of military actions, espionage, and skullduggery. Based on personal interviews, official archives, and declassified documents, book features intriguing accounts of covert raids and combat experiments, spies and saboteurs, draft dodgers and do-gooders, and various escapes and secret operations. Fascinating and fast-paced, book returns the reader to American shores and reveals dramatic and pivotal moments during WWII. Book captures the state of the nation when the first shock waves hit and war became all-too-close-to-home, as women flocked to war plants and Hollywood celebrities gave up their hefty paychecks to enlist.