After years of conflict, the Allies are finally on the verge of victory. Huddled behind the walls of the Kremlin, the Soviets decide to resort to one last act of desperation, the use of an experimental time travel device. The mission: to turn back time to eliminate Albert Einstein before he creates the technologies that will lead the Allies to ultimate victory. After a successful mission, the Soviets return to the present, discovering that the Allies' position has indeed been weakened. But before they can truly celebrate, they discover that their actions have created a new threat and a global superpower, the mysterious, technologically advanced Empire of the Rising Sun. Welcome to World War III.