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Born in Kyiv in 1918, Anastasia Zelenko fled Ukraine with her parents at age five, carrying with her the quiet courage that would shape her life. Raised in America, she grew into a brilliant young physician whose skill drew the attention of an Army officer after he watched her save a gravely wounded soldier. "The Army would be lucky to have you," he told her-words that pushed her to enlist.
Her legend began at Pearl Harbor. Shot in the shoulder during the attack, Anastasia refused treatment and operated for hours as bombs fell, earning the nickname "Iron Surgeon." On Guadalcanal, she became a symbol of endurance, performing surgeries in jungle heat and shellfire while battling the growing shadows of loss.
In 1944, she is sent to Aldbourne, England, to serve as regimental surgeon for the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment. She expects only more blood and duty. Instead, she meets Lieutenant Ron Spiers-cool, enigmatic, and unsettlingly perceptive. Their connection sparks something she has long suppressed, a dangerous tenderness in a world defined by death.
As D-Day approaches, Anastasia must face a new battlefield: the fear of losing the men she fights to save and the possibility of caring for someone in a war that takes everything. With trauma pressing at her heels and destiny pulling her forward, she learns that bravery is not only measured in combat-it is found in the courage to hope, to heal, and maybe, despite everything, to love.