The young men and women left everything behind, traveling far from their beloved Berkshires during perilous times. Berkshire Patriots is compelling, inspiring, and hard to put down, from the desperate efforts of the Lost Battalion to the intense travails of the Code Girls, from the uncertain status of an enslaved militiaman to the nightly gauntlet run by a fighter pilot. With these portraits in courage, Dennis Pregent renews our faith in America, showing that in time of need, heroes throughout three centuries have answered their country's call.

His plane has loss three engines to enemy flak. As a tail gunner, Jack Quinn is stuck in the furthest reaches in the tail of the plane, not knowing if he can squeeze himself and his bulky parachute out the tiniest of escape hatches.

As he succumbs to his wounds in hand-to-hand fighting, Henry F. Caron passes grenades to his comrades and with his last breath says, “I cannot use these, go to it.”

Under deadly fire, Peter Foote rushes to the aid of a critically wounded radioman, dragging him out of the line of fire and beginning to administer first aid, only to be mortally wounded himself.

Berkshire Patriots presents never-seen-before primary sources like original letters, family photographs, and war documents. Take a tour through three centuries of history with three-time author and Berkshire native Dennis Pregent. You don’t have to be from the Berkshires to be moved by the bravery of these men and women.