The horrific kamikaze attacks on United States warships during WW ll leaves an indelible mark upon the Wimble family. Mark Wimble ll who serves in the United States Navy and Seals Team carries the memory his father told him about how Mark's grandfather died on a US warship. Throughout his military career, as well as his private life, the stain is carried with him, and even though he has staunch military discipline which keeps Mark constantly focused on every task he faces to walk uprightly in them. or does he.

While this book references a true event, the accounts leading up to the event in this novel are fictional.