An assassin's bullet sparks a global conflict that evolves into one of the deadliest wars in history; a generation of soldiers emerges, including a group of men who will become the most infamous leaders of the 20th century.
After the fighting stops, tensions continue to simmer just beneath the the surface, and few realize that the the seeds of the next great global conflict have already been sown.
World leaders are called to action as war inevitably breaks out again; the men who came of age during wartime must rely upon past experiences to fight a new conflict, as they face the greatest challenge humanity has ever seen.