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Great depresion
Although the wall street crack takes place before the start of the book it is still of great relevance as it sets the setting for the tale to come. -
Nazis attack Maud´s newspaper
In the opening sequence of the book Maud brings her daughter, Carla, to work. Maud works for a socialist newspaper which is far from supported from the Nazis, they March into the office and destroy tools and typewriters. -
Reichstag fire
When the German parliament becomes ablaze the Nazi party ceases the opportunity to claim more power by blaming communist for the fire and burning against the government -
Eva Rothmann fleas to America
Jewish Eva migrates to US in an attempt to escape the Nazis. She moves to Buffalo, New York. There she befriends mobster daughter Daisy Peshkov -
Loyd Williams organizes an anti-fascist meeting
The meeting is quickly interrupted by fascist thrown stones that break a window. -
Daisy and Eva move to England
Pursuing å life in the English nobility Daisy moves to London and takes her best friend Eva with her -
Eva marries Jimmy Murray
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Battle of Cable street
Nearly all of the books characters find themselves involved on one side or another at the battle of cable street. When fascist plan to march through the Jewish settled east end of London conflict and protest arise. Ultimately bringing British Union of Fascist to an end. -
Daisy marries Boy Fitzherbert
The only son of the Earl of Aberowen and daughter of Lev Peshkov, American mobster leader decide to get married -
Loyd Williams goes to Spain
Loyd Williams travels to Spain to fight the Franco regime alongside the International Brigade in the Spanish Civil War. -
Daisy´s miscarriage
When Daisy haves her miscarriage she calls upon Loyd Williams for help. He does an excellent job and a powerful bond between them is created -
Lloyd discovers his real Father is the earl
Upon discovering old pictures in the basement Lloyd realizes the earl is his real father -
German invasion of Poland
On the first morning of September Hitlers troops march into Poland. Despite the novel containing multiple German character who quite well could have been there, the reader does not experience the historic event. Instead the reader is put into the uncertain society of London. The reader experiences the pre-war-fear through British eyes and the ultimatum the prime minister sets. -
British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain declares war
Quickly after the German invasion of Poland Chamberlain states "this country is at war with Germany" in a speech given over the radio. -
Lloyd goes to France to Fight
Not too long after prime minister Chamberlain declares war Lloyd is sent to France to fight in the War. Although he fears death he wants to fight because of his moral -
Lloyd is captured as a prisoner of war
Even before seeing battle Lloyd is captured as a prisoner of war. Luckily, after only a few days of captivity he manages to escape to Spain and seek help in the British embassy there. They put him on a plane back to England. Later in the war he is assigned to the task of guiding soldiers in similar footsteps to similar Spain. -
Carla discovers Aktion T4
When her maid´s son and best friends brother, both mentally ill, die mysteriously Carla finds out that Nazis are deliberately killing handicapped in a so called concentration camp. Later this is known as Aktion T4. -
Pearl harbor
The Dewar nuclear family visits Chuck Dewar in Hawaii. While Chuck is giving a tour around the base where he works Japanese planes bomb the harbor. Resulting in massive loses for the US navy and the death of Chucks fiancee, Joanne -
Carla and her mother become soviet spies
Mauds new piano student, Lieutenant Joachim Koch, comes to the piano lesson directly from work with the plans for the new offensive against Russia still sitting in his briefcase. When noticing Carla photographing them he becomes furious and violent, until Carla ends his life with a blow to the head with a frying pan. -
Greg Peshkov is assigned to the Manhattan Project
Due to his education in physics and his eagerness to join the army he is asked to join the manhattan project with the goal to create the infamous atom bomb -
Chuck dies in Battle
During the beach landing of an pacific island Chuck heroically tries to carry his secret lover, Eddie, to the rescue boat. He fails and is shot dead by Japanese -
Boy Fitzherbert dies
Boy is behind enemy lines flying for the RAF (royal air force). Nearly immediately after bombing a German supply train Boy loses control of the plane and crashes -
Woody prepares the invasion France
As a member of the parachute unit Woody sets the stage for d-day. He and his squad gain control over a bridge that is a key during the invasion -
Hitler commits suicide bringing the war to an end
With enemies on all fronts of Berlin hitler brings his life to an end and Germany surrenders a week later
