Pino Lella wants nothing to do with the war or the Nazis. He is an ordinary Italian teenager—obsessed with music, food, and girls—but his days of innocence are numbered. When his family home in Milan is destroyed by Allied bombs, Pino joins an underground organization that helps Jews escape over the Alps, and he falls in love with Anna, a beautiful widow who is six years older than he is.

To protect him, Pino's parents force him to enlist as a German soldier—a decision they believe will keep him out of combat. However, after Pino is wounded, he is recruited at the tender age of eighteen to become the personal driver of Adolf Hitler's right-hand man in Italy, General Hans Leyers, one of the most mysterious and powerful commanders of the Third Reich.

Now Pino has the opportunity to spy for the Allies within the German high command. He endures the horrors of war and the Nazi occupation by secretly fighting, while his courage is bolstered by his love for Anna and the life he dreams they will one day share together. Fans of history, suspense, and romance will enjoy this gripping saga.