The Third Reich has been routed...

But the war is far from over. A new adversary is poised to attack on the eastern front.

Former opponents George S. Patton and Erwin Rommel must join forces to neutralize the remnants of SS forces bent on carrying out the Reich's "Final Solution" in Eastern Europe. They are unaware of an intended Soviet land grab that could lead to the Stalinist occupation of postwar Europe and an ongoing Cold War that might destroy any chance for a lasting peace in our time.

About the Author(s)

By Douglas Niles and Michael Dobson

Douglas Niles is a bestselling author of fantasy novels for TSR and an award-winning game designer whose credits include Tom Clancy's The Hunt for Red October and Red Storm Rising board games. He lives in Wisconsin.

Michael Dobson is also an award-winning game designer. He served as a member of the team that built the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum. He lives in Maryland.

Excerpt

27 DECEMBER 1944
 
 
NEAR NAMUR, BELGIUM, SOUTH SIDE OF THE MEUSE RIVER, 0700 HOURS GMT
“Es gibt keine verzweifelten Lagen, es gibt nur verzweifelte Menschen.” There are no desperate situations, there are only desperate people. Generaloberst Heinz Guderian, Der Schnelle Heinz (Hurrying Heinz) or sometimes Heinz Brausewetter (Hurricane Heinz), currently commanding officer of the Sixth Panzer Army, was fond of aphorisms and used them frequently.

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