Waldemar of Prussia is supposed to die young.

Even if he survives, Germany is supposed to lose the greatest war in modern history.

Armed with memories from another life, the young prince decides there has to be a better investment than betting his country's future on a single war.

Oil before artillery.

Industry before expansion.

Banks before battleships.

As Europe's great powers maneuver toward an inevitable collision, Waldemar quietly builds an economic empire powerful enough to reshape history itself, because the surest way to win a world war might be making sure it never becomes one.