In the American Soldier, Sailor, Airman, Coastie and Marine beats the heart of a hero! They deserve ALL honors!
Yes the Americans were not just brave, they were good.
I will have to admit that the Japanese and Germans were very tough opponents but the Americans always eventually prevailed.
I recall Saburo Sakai in his book mentioned the American Marines attacking in New Guinea. One of his fellow pilots told him the Americans had landed and were fighting like demons.