Peace has returned to the Pacific after the Taiwan War, but it doesn't last. The Korean peninsula erupts in fire and blood, drawing America into a fresh conflict that sees use of some of the world's deadliest weapons.
In the aftermath, Navy fighter pilot Jack Knapp tells a news reporter about his experiences fighting the Korean People's Army (KPA) and how he helped prevent a nuclear attack that could have destroyed an American city.
As the media simultaneously cheers and questions the war, Jack sets out to explain the truth of its heroism and horror—so that all might understand war's true cost.