Part 3 - 5th May 1942

Victor (Robert Mitchum) und seine Söhne stehen vor der großen Schlacht um Midway. Auf dem Flottenstützpunkt Honolulu trifft Victor kurz vor dem Auslaufen seine Geliebte Pamela (Victoria Tennant) wieder. Während die beiden innig Abschied feiern, setzt Victors Sohn Byron (Hart Bochner) setzt alles daran, seine jüdische Frau (Jane Seymour)und seinen Sohn aus Europa zu retten. – Dritter Teil des starbesetzten Fernsehromans über das Schicksal einer amerikanischen Familie im Zweiten Weltkrieg.

The Henrys have a family reunion of sorts when Pug and Byron join Warren and Janice to celebrate their wedding anniversary. They are joined by Pamela Tudsbury and her father who managed to leave Singapore before it fell to the Japanese. Byron applies for a transfer to the Atlantic submarine force after he learns that his wife Natalie and her uncle Aaron Jastrow were not evacuated from Italy with other Americans. Pug and Warren soon depart on their respective ships headed for the Battle of Midway. Pug has a relatively minor contribution compared to son Warren who flies several successful sorties. Natalie and her uncle have a plan to escape the clutches of the Germans. Rhoda Henry travels to Los Angeles to see daughter Madeline and son Byron who have just arrived. She also sees Pamela Tudsbury who has something to tell her.