"Lili Marlene," the unlikely anthem of World War II, cut across front
lines and ideological divides, uniting soldiers across the globe. This
love song, telling the story of a young woman waiting for her lover to
return from the battlefield, began as a poem written by a German solider
during World War I. The soldier-poet's words found their way to Berlin's
decadent cabaret scene in the 1930s, where they were set to music by one
of Hitler's favored composers. The song's singer, however, soon found
herself torn between her desire for fame and a personal hatred of the
Nazi regime. In a gripping and suspenseful narrative, the three artists'
remarkable stories of arrests and close calls intertwine with the
recollections of soldiers on all sides who fought their way through
deserts and towns, seeking solace and finding hope in "Lili Marlene."