Barton Biggs, the legendary Wall Street investor, shows how key moments of World War II influenced the dynamics of the investment market—and how lessons from history can help an investor of the 21st century. The author discusses the effectiveness of stocks both in the countries of the winners and in the countries of the defeated. He studies the biographies of people who managed to preserve their wealth even amid ongoing battles and a global crisis. And Barton Biggs goes beyond analyzing one set of securities; he is also interested in gold and real estate—conservative ways to invest, which are especially interesting to watch during crisis periods.