In early 1865 the United and Confederate States of America signed a truce that ended four years of unimaginable bloodshed. Thirty-three years later, the truce will end. Great War 1898 is the first book of an alternate history based on the existence of the Confederate States of America and while this is a well-traveled topic, Great War is not the story of North America. It is the story of what happened to the world. Written as an actual historical account, Great War explores a wealth of real historical characters and events that are woven into a world that is both different and familiar.