 This book pits a German colonel and a Russian soldier from a secret organization against each other.The German, Günter Brumm, has been given orders to safely get the Führer out of Germany with the remaining resources of the Reich at his disposal, while Vasily Petrov, the Russian, has been given orders by Joseph Stalin to capture Hitler with the full resources of the Soviet Union at his disposal.In essence, Hitler says "Get me out of Germany, alive", while Stalin says, "Get me Hitler, alive."