In his third novel, Michael S. Nuckols tells the poignant story of an African-American soldier who survives the war in Europe only to encounter violent racism in the Deep South. After being assigned to Fort Benning in rural Georgia, First-Sergeant Willis Atkins finds that he must fight for the respect that he earned during the war in France. As crosses burn, Truman integrates the Army, and the nation fights for its soul, Willis struggles to reconcile an old passion and a new love.