The year is 1945. The Allied nations of the World have pushed the Third Reich to breaking point. On every fronts the Germans have resolutely switched to the defensive. But as the Axis retreats, so better weapons, shorter supply and powerful defensive lines arrive to help stem the Allied tide. A lot more battles will need to be fought before the Reich and its minions fall. The matter is not about if they will hold, but for how long. Everyone knows it, except apparently for Germany and the Wehrmacht, that see in their stiffening capability to resist a glimmer of hope for final victory. In the Pacific, the Japanese continue to retreat before the multitude of American ships and planes, while Grand Admiral Yamamoto is about to embark on one last great gamble to win it all for his beloved Imperial Navy. This is the story of the second world war