An epic blockbuster that will take you to the darkest period of the 20th century - to Germany after World War I, where Nazism is on the rise; to the Soviet Union, where communism tries to maintain the "gains of the revolution" through terror; to the offices of power, where they try to prevent a war that could bleed the world, and finally - to the war front, where people die, sometimes as a result of senseless cruelty. Against the background of great history, the fate of ordinary people takes place: five interconnected families - American, German, Russian, English and Welsh - previously known from "The Fall of the Giants". Their emotions clash with each other and with ruthless destiny.
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