"The Battle of the Roses" tries to address the topic of Divine Intervention in that Jeanine (well played by Antoinette Bower) and her caretaker Celeste (well played by Penny Stanton) believe they are protected within their courtyard in spite of American & German heavy artillery fire all around them. Jeanine has been emotionally damaged after losing her entire family. Sergeant Saunders goes through great lengths to convince Jeanine and Celeste to evacuate when American Intelligence learns the Germans will counterattack in 4 hours.
Finally convincing Celeste to leave the site, Saunders takes them to squad headquarters after Jeanine falls asleep. But when Jeanine awakens, she cannot deal with the strange surroundings. Ultimately Jeanine can only survive in the confines of her courtyard. Divine Intervention versus cold hard reality; you be the judge !
Combat and heavy artillery scenes are superb throughout the episode and Sutton Roley does a great job in his directorial debut with excellent close-ups and graphic reality portrayed. The tank scene at the end is absolutely terrific and makes us appreciate the firepower associated with the high velocity rapid fire 7.92 mm Maschinengewehr in contrast to what the Americans were throwing at the German machine gun nest.
It's very touching to see the broken doll at the end which symbolizes the broken spirit.