As America 's eyes focus on the Middle East, ghosts of battlefields past stir. When Professor Jean Pierre Fournier, with the University of Paris, Sorbonne, makes a discovery among the ruins of an ancient Roman settlement in Kosovo, the winds of war fill the sails of Serbian nationalism once again. Bringing Kosovo back into the fold of Greater Serbia will take planning, timing, and national solidarity; the discovery is the key. The artifact, however, falls into the hands of unsuspecting Intensive Care nurse Stephanie Boulanger, who is now running for her life. Sebastian Bishop was the all American boy growing up in rural South Carolina . At age 18, his life changed forever when he was convicted of Second Degree murder for killing the man who attacked his sister. From the solitary confinement of prison to the unforgiving training ground of the legendary French Foreign Legion, Sebastian is forged into an instrument of warfare. Sebastian's skill, and the guile of an international cast of characters, will be put to the test as they try to avert Word War III on the Field of Blackbirds. Stephanie and Sebastian's paths cross in a life and death struggle that pits them against the infamous Black Hand, the secret Serbian Society thought long gone. Hang on for a roller coaster ride of suspense, action and intrigue that culminates on the Field of Blackbirds.