It is 1914. As war engulfs the British Empire, Royal Navy gunner, George Royal awaits his next ship in his home port where his best friend falls in love with beautiful Carrie, a woman with secrets. But, when she is attracted to George she brings the two men into conflict. Unprepared for war, Britain's leadership is severely tested. The Prime Minister is preoccupied with his love for a young woman even during Cabinet meetings at which his bickering warlords make fate-changing decisions. Through the personal lives of Britain's leaders and George's coming-of-age through a love triangle at home and ferocious battles at sea, the story reveals how the machinations of leaders influenced the course of the Great War and the fate of those fighting it.