Barton Biggs, a legendary Wall Street investor, shows how key moments in World War II influenced the dynamics of the investment market and how the lessons of history can help the 21st century investor. The author discusses the performance of stocks in both winning and losing countries. He examines the biographies of people who managed to preserve their wealth even as the battles and world crisis continued. And Barton Biggs does not limit his analysis to securities alone; he is also interested in gold and real estate, conservative ways of investing that are especially interesting to watch in times of crisis.