In the Pacific as USS <i>Walker</i> is repaired and updated after a previous battle and Reddy is healing from his wounds planning begins for a bold raid on the very heart of the Grik Empire.<br><br><br><br>But time is running out for the Alliance army in India and the Allied forces in the west must gather in an unprecedented land air and sea campaign to destroy the mighty Grik battle fleet and break through to their relief. All other plans go on hold when the attempt proves more difficult-and more heartbreakingly costly-than anyone imagined.<br><br> <br><br>Meanwhile the struggle continues on other fronts near and far: in the jungles of Borno in distant Southern Africa and in the Americas where the allies are finally learning the terrible truth about the twisted Dominion.<br><br><br><br>The Alliance is on the offensive everywhere but their enemies have a few surprises including new weaponry and new tactics . . . and a stunning geographic advantage that Reddy never suspected.<br><br><br> <br>Until now.