A Soviet-backed army vows to exterminate the Miskito Kingdom, a fiercely independent indigenous people that have flourished for centuries in a remote Central American landscape.
Massacred by the Sandinista Army, devout Miskito natives in Nicaragua launch a holy war against their oppressors in one of the last battles of the Cold War. Protected by divine forces and armed by a mysterious benefactor, the Miskitos are confident of victory.
A young Moravian missionary from North Carolina gets caught up in the struggle. Can he lead his flock to safety? Will he abandon his pacifist principles and take up arms to defend them? At what cost?
