▁a ▁prolong ed ▁fire f ight ▁the ▁group ▁real ises ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁no ▁longer ▁safe ▁in ▁Hell ▁and ▁make ▁contact ▁with ▁New ▁Zealand ▁immediately . ▁ ▁They ▁discover ▁that ▁the ▁war ▁is ▁entering ▁its ▁final ▁days ▁and ▁that ▁groups ▁of ▁part is ans ▁like ▁themselves ▁are ▁being ▁asked ▁to ▁cause ▁as ▁much ▁cha os ▁behind ▁enemy ▁lines ▁as ▁possible ▁while ▁New ▁Zealand ▁and ▁its ▁al lies ▁launch ▁an ▁all - out ▁off ensive . ▁The ▁group ▁arr anges ▁for ▁the ▁fer al ▁children ▁to ▁be ▁ev acu ated ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand ▁and ▁are ▁provided ▁with ▁pl astic ▁explos ives ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁their ▁task . ▁ ▁The ▁group ▁attacks ▁a ▁service ▁station ▁frequ ented ▁by ▁enemy ▁con vo ys ▁and ▁are ▁separated ▁in ▁the ▁after math . ▁Ell ie ▁is ▁shot ▁in ▁the ▁leg ▁and ▁taken ▁prisoner . ▁While ▁intern ed , ▁she ▁disco vers ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁her ▁mother ▁and ▁father . ▁She ▁esc apes ▁and ▁is ▁reun ited ▁with ▁her ▁mother ▁whom ▁she ▁stays ▁with ▁until ▁news ▁breaks ▁that ▁the ▁war ▁is ▁over ▁– ▁Australia ▁signs ▁a ▁peace ▁treat y ▁with ▁the ▁occup ying ▁power , ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁nation ▁on ▁the ▁continent ▁for ▁the ▁inv ading ▁forces ▁and ▁sett lers . ▁ ▁It ▁trans p ires ▁that ▁Wir ra we e ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁Australian ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁border . ▁Ell ie , ▁her ▁mother ▁and ▁her ▁father ▁return ▁to ▁their ▁farm ▁and , ▁like ▁all ▁the ▁other ▁surv iv ors ▁of ▁the ▁war ,