About the book: year / A new year has come, 1942. The Second World War is taking a new, deeply unpleasant turn. Allies become enemies, enemies become allies. The world is changing, and Michael Powell is changing with the world. The first lieutenant of the Rangers finds himself in a new, unimaginable storm of events. In the USA there is internal discord, Democrats against Republicans and Communists, the British join forces with the Third Reich, the Japanese betray the British. Canadian Front, Transcaucasian Front, Philippine defensive operation against invading British forces. The world is falling apart at the seams. World War covers almost every continent.