World War II has evolved into decades of epic struggles and rebellions targeting the aliens known as the Race. As the 1960's begin, one of Earth's great powers launches a nuclear strike against the Race's colonization fleet--and the merciless invaders find themselves confronting a far more complex and challenging species than any they have encountered before. Ultimately, only superior firepower may keep Earth under the Empire's control--or it may destroy the world. While uprisings and aftershocks of war shake the planet, one nation plots a stunning counterattack.
