"As the stakes grow at the end of the war, as the Allies invade France on D-Day and as Paris erupts in violence and reprisals, Alex is in the middle of all of it, fighting and wondering. From the unexpected tragedy of Lisieux, to the indescribable horror of a small town along the Seine, to the street fighting and score-settling in the heart of Paris, Alex battles to survive while trying to make sense of it all."