August 1915: The United States of America is still blissfully maintaining neutrality as Europe tears itself apart in the trenches in futile attacks that only result in casualty lists in the tens of thousands. Despite the German sinking of the Lusitania only four months ago and the outrage over the unprovoked attack, the vast majority of the US is not inclined to join the Great War. Instead the big industrialists and bankers continue to produce arms and munitions for the combatants, namely Britain and France which maintained a stiff and effective blockade of Germany.