In 1987 the World came to an end. In a war that lasted only three hours, the Reich of America was destroyed in an atomic fire-storm. As the three atomic powers, the USSR, the Third Reich and the Japanese Empire burn, Malcolm and his family prepare for the coming nuclear winter and the new apocalyptic world that awaits them. The end of the world is just the beginning of their survival. Split into two parts, part one follows the story of the impending war between the Soviets and the Third Reich and Malcolm's scramble for survival.