They lit a match to burn the oil. They ended up burning the world.
February 1940. Flight Lieutenant Artie Penhaligon flies the mission of a a daring RAF raid on Baku to cripple the Soviet economy. He succeeds. But as the smoke rises over the Caucasus, the geopolitical plates shift with terrifying speed.
Stalin does not collapse. He joins the Axis.
Now, the Wehrmacht is no longer a resource-starved army. Fueled by Russian oil and supported by the Red Air Force, the German war machine turns its full, undivided attention to the West.
The Artie returns to a Middle East collapsing under Soviet tank treads, haunted by the knowledge that he started the fire. The In Berlin, Elara Vossen witnesses the terrifying union of the Swastika and the Hammer & Sickle, uncovering a plan to turn the English Channel into a Soviet highway. The On the beaches of Dunkirk, Sergeant Mac McAllister finds no miracle awaiting him—only a relentless enemy that never stops for fuel.
From the burning sands of Iraq to the shingle of Dover, the Allies are pushed to the brink. As the "Unholy Alliance" prepares to launch an invasion fleet of river monitors and barges against the British coast, the defenders of the fortress island must accept a grim
There is no cavalry coming. There is only the Iron Night.