Five Lieutenants: The Heartbreaking Story of Five Harvard Men Who Led America to Victory in World War I

The dramatic true story of five brilliant young soldiers from Harvard, a thrilling tale of combat and heroism.

"A powerful mosaic that captures the exhilaration of and horror of war. . . . Remarkably candid and literate." —Wall Street Journal

Journalist James Carl Nelson's Five Lieutenants tells the story of five young Harvard men who took up the call to arms in the spring of 1917 and met differing fates in the maelstrom of battle on the Western Front in 1918. Delving deep into the motivation...