Lieutenant John Burke is a coward. A pilot for the U.S. Air Force, Burke's job is to drop bombs on the island of Japan. After a routine bombing run goes wrong, Burke is shot down over enemy lines. Stranded and imprisoned, he must find faith wherever he can to keep fighting. But as Burke encounters the enemy face-to-face, he finds the fight is not as black and white as it appears. Harrowing and at times heart-warming, The Coward is a story of faithfulness and compassion in the face of great adversity. Sometimes, the most heroic story starts with the most cowardly choice.