Berlin, 1942: for four years, the men in field grey have helped
themselves to country after country across Western Europe. For Werner
Nehmann, a journalist at the Promi--the Ministry of Propaganda--this
dizzying series of victories has felt like a party without end. But now
the Reich's attention has turned towards the East, and as winter sets
in, the mood is turning. Werner's boss, Joseph Goebbels, can sense it. A
small man with a powerful voice and coal-black eyes, Goebbels has a deep
understanding the dark arts of manipulation. His words, his newsreels,
have shaken Germany awake, propelling it towards its greater destiny and
he won't let--he can't let--morale falter now. But the Minister of
Propaganda is uneasy and in his discomfort has pulled Werner into his
close confidence. And here, amid the power struggle between the Nazi
Chieftains, Werner will make his mistake and begin his descent into the
hell of Stalingrad.