In this TL, the British remain neutral during World War 1, and this causes a massive, drawn-out war that ends in Central Powers victory. From this point onward, the entire world is changed. The British finally realize that the Germans are too strong far too late, as the German Empire begins to eclipse that of the British. Thus ensues a desperate war pitting the massive industrial capacity of the United States with the naval supremacy of Britain against the war machine that is the Continental Alliance.