It is a really nice story with good pacing. I like that the regular civilian life interaction, something which most world war stories do not show. It adds a lot of value to the story. As for the main character himself, he is well thought out, smart and confident but not so confident that he comes across as cocky to the reader. I hope he himself is being set up for some character development later in the story. As for right now, I home that we can get a more detailed scene setting, they are good but I think it can be more detailed.