Heroes: The Greatest Generation and the Second World WarHeroes is the story of an extraordinary generation of young men, mostly British, who came of age in the Second World War. These young men and women found themselves facing life threatening danger and the kind of responsibility few would be prepared to shoulder today. Whether fighting in the jungles of Burma or on the D Day beaches, as submariners, pilots, spies or prisoners of war, young soldiers in WWII displayed astonishing courage and resilience,