Erich von Manstein had always felt he was destined for great things on the battlefield. A Russian’s bullets ahd other ideas and now the Great War was passing him by. While rehabilitating from his wounds, a chance encounter with Erich Ludendorff, second in command of Germany’s armies, set him on a different path. One that would change the world.The Herman Empire has survived the Great War, but will Manstein be able to guide if forward? France and Italy have created a news Entente and Charles de Gaulle and Benito Mussolini want revenge.