From doing some research into my father-in-law's wounding on August 11, 1944 near Vire, France, I've renewed my interest in WWI reading and videos. What that generation went through to protect our freedom is appalling.
Right now I'm reading Challenge for the Pacific: Guadalcanal: The Turning Point of the War" by Robert Leckie. What a great first-hand account.
Someone here mentioned a year or two ago that their grandfather, who fought in the pacific war, had kept a diary of the goings on. The freeper said that the atrocities commited by his grandfather’s group were unbelievable, but it was war. Without getting into specifics, it was mentioned that it was not practical for them to take prisoners, if you get my drift.
Apparently, war IS hell. Even the “good” war.