

When the United States was drawn into the Second World War, Dee decided to enlist, something foreign nationals were allowed to do. But as the Nazis gained more and more support, Dee's parents fled to the United States.

Dee's parents did not support the Nazi government's policies. His uncle was a labour leader involved in organizing factory workers in Nazi Germany. When Dee was only five-years-old his Uncle Otto vanished in what has become known in Germany as "Night and Fog". His parents were political refugees from Germany. Private Dee Carpenter is only sixteen years old. Allies tells the story of the D-Day invasion of June 1944 over a twenty-four hour period through the eyes of four main characters and a host of minor ones.
