We witness the race for marriage of thousands of young people, wanting at all costs to escape conscription, then we are transported to the war factories and we thus witness the difficulties of work in this place. Then it's the Italian campaign in 1943 and, finally, the return to Quebec where readjustment to civilian life proves more difficult than it seems. These events are experienced and told by the voice of a young man.

Fiction explorant la fameuse course au mariage de milliers de jeunes gens voulant échapper à la conscription. On y découvre les problèmes du travail dans les « usines de guerre », la campagne d'Italie, en 1943, et enfin le retour au pays où l'adaptation à la vie civile cause bien des déboires.