A poignant love story in the midst of chaos created by the two world wars in Europe. It is a tribute to the power of the human spirit to rise from the ashes of despair to the brilliance of hope and deliverance from bondage. Twice in the twentieth century, American soldiers have lifted the yoke of tyranny created by the despotic German occupation of France. The cries from the mutilated battlefields echoed across the land for almost three decades. This is the story of a family that lived that nightmare and survived.