Pastor Josef Schumacher-introduced in While Mortals Sleep, Book One in the Songs in the Night series-has risked all to stand against the evils of Nazism, teaching the youths of his church to strive for righteousness. One of those young people is now Second Lieutenant Konrad Reichmann, whose loyalty has been won over by the Hitler Youth movement. But now on the Russian Front, he has discovered that reality bears no resemblance to the glory of the Third Reich. As Russia's winter is unleashed, supplies, fuel, and morale are diminished. When the slaughter of innocents further disillusions him, Konrad embarks on a bold and dangerous plan.