About the book: 2008 / Having landed in Normandy in the spring of 1944, the Americans - Lieutenant Yeats, Sergeant Bing, Captain Troy, Private Tolachyan and war journalist Karen - sincerely believe in the “crusade” of American democracy against fascism. However, they will face not only military everyday life full of dangers and unforeseen situations, but also a search for an answer to a difficult question: who are they - liberating soldiers or simple mercenaries covering up the machinations and vain ambitions of their commanders. Stefan Geim (1913-2001) - German writer, author of several dozen novels in both English and German, during World War II, as an officer in the American army, he participated in the landing of allied forces in Normandy.