Samira's mother is a spy for the French Resistance. If caught it means automatic arrest and jail and even being shot as a spy. With him is seventeen-year-old Private Sid Jacobstein, a hulking six-foot four-inches tall Jewish New Yorker bent on revenge.But their landing on Omaha Beach is a disaster as they face a brutal hailstorm of bullets that cuts down many of the soldiers.Įleven-year-old Samira Zidane and her mother Kenza are racing along the road outside their village in German-occupied northern France. Now in the early morning hours of June 6, 1944, as part of Operation Overlord, Dee finds himself aboard Higgins landing craft on the English Channel, headed towards Omaha Beach in Normandy, France. Determined to return to his homeland of Germany to 'beat Hitler', Dietrich decided to change his name at the suggestion of the recruiter. When the United States was drawn into the Second World War, Dee decided to enlist, something foreign nationals were allowed to do. But as the Nazis gained more and more support, Dee's parents fled to the United States. Dee's parents did not support the Nazi government's policies. His uncle was a labour leader involved in organizing factory workers in Nazi Germany. When Dee was only five-years-old his Uncle Otto vanished in what has become known in Germany as 'Night and Fog'. His parents were political refugees from Germany. Private Dee Carpenter is only sixteen years old.

In a breathtaking race against time, they all must fight to complete their high-stakes missions.Allies tells the story of the D-Day invasion of June 1944 over a twenty-four hour period through the eyes of four main characters and a host of minor ones. And in the thick of battle, Henry, a medic, searches for lives to save. Meanwhile, paratrooper James leaps from his plane to join a daring midnight raid. Behind enemy lines in France, a girl named Samira works as a spy, trying to sabotage the German army. He feels the weight of World War II on his shoulders.īut Dee is not alone. And Dee - along with his brothers-in-arms - is terrified. soldier, is on a boat racing toward the French coast. The only way to stop them? The biggest, most top-secret operation ever, with the Allied nations coming together to storm German-occupied France.ĭee, a young U.S.

June 6, 1944: The Nazis are terrorizing Europe, on their evil quest to conquer the world. Alan Gratz, bestselling author of Refugee, weaves a stunning array of voices and stories into an epic tale of teamwork in the face of tyranny - and how just one day can change the world.

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