The Big Attack: Combat Heroes of WWII

Big Slim is an aviation legend who was struck by sharpnel while in an air fight during WWII.

The men of Troop A go behind German lines to establish an outpost that they could defend.

A tank crew is used as a decoy to lure the German 6th Panzer division into the open.

One of the most decorated companies in the Army; Company K is ordered to lay seige to a German infantry battalion.

An American paratrooper is rescued by the French underground in Normandy under the noses of the German Troops.

Jose Lopez from Laredo, Texas earned the nation's highest award for his courage during WWII.