The nightmares began for William Manchester 23 years after WW II. In his dreams he lived with the recurring image of a battle-weary youth (himself), "angrily demanding to know what had happened to the three decades since he had laid down his arms."
PREAMBLE: Blood That Never Dried
PROLOGUE: The Wind-Grieved Ghost
ABLE: From the Argonne to Pearl Harbor
BAKER: Arizona, I Remember You
CHARLIE: Ghastly Remnants of Its Last Gaunt Garrison
ITEM: I Will Lay Me Down for to Bleed a While …
JIG: … Then I'll Rise and Fight with You Again