Synopsis

France,1934.ThescarsoftheGreatWarstillshapethemilitarymindsoftheThirdRepublic.Trappedinthepast,itsgeneralsplacetheirfaithinfortificationsanddefensivewarfare,whileacrosstheRhine,anewGermanarmyrises,faster,deadlier,andreadytocrusheverythinginitspath.IntothisworldawakensCaptainÉtienneMoreau,amanwhoshouldnotexist.Heremembersanotherlife,onewhereFrancefallsin1940,whereGermantanksstormthroughtheArdennes,bypassingtheMaginotLine.Onewherehiscountrysurrendersinamatterofweeks.Buthere,now,hehasachancetostopit.Asanofficerinthe2ndArmoredDivision,hefightsforreforms:pushingformobiletankwarfare,warningofHitler’sgrowingambitions,andchallengingthehighcommand’sobsessionwithWorldWarItactics.Yet,hisideasaredismissedasradical,madnessfromayoungofficerwho"thinksheknowswar."Surroundedbypoliticalintrigue,militaryinfighting,andrisingfascism,Moreaumustcarefullynavigatethesystem,winningalliesamongfutureleaderslikeCharlesdeGaulle,whileavoidingsuspicionfromtheFrenchHighCommand.Hisknowledgeisadouble-edgedsword,ifheistooaggressive,herisksbeinglabeledatraitor.Ifhedoesnothing,hewilllivetoseeFranceburn.Aswardrawscloser,Moreaufacesaterrifyingquestion:Canhistorybechanged?OrisFrancedoomedtofall,nomatterwhathedoes?Timeisrunningout.TheBlitzkriegiscoming.AndhemaybeFrance’slastchancetofightback.