Summary
Post-Great War, a U.S. doughboy, S.D. Wilcox, escapes a German prison camp, blissfully unaware of the armistice. His solitary, hunger-addled wanderings lead him into the labyrinthine politics of Bomania, a fictional kingdom gripped by civil strife. Fate, or perhaps sheer coincidence, dictates he bears an uncanny resemblance to the nation's debauched sovereign, King Strudel. With the Prime Minister desperate to secure a peace treaty with a rebellious cousin, and General Von Snootzer plotting to perpetuate the conflict, the stage is set for an elaborate deception. As the Queen, weary of her husband's excesses, nurses her own agenda, the unwitting soldier becomes a pawn in a high-stakes game of mistaken identity, where the fate of a nation hangs on his ability to convincingly play a king he knows nothing about.
Synopsis
After the armistice, one U.S. soldier remains unaccounted for: he's wandering the fields of Bomania, hungry, thinking the war is still on. (He was in a German prison camp, escaping while his captors celebrated the Great War's end.) Turns out, he's the spitting image of Bomania's King Strudel. The prime minister wants Strudel to sign a peace treaty ending civil war with a cousin. Bomania's General Von Snootzer wants the war to continue, so he contrives to derail the treaty. Strudel is a drunk, his queen hates him. Into the mix stumbles our dough boy. If he can pass for the king, maybe the treaty can continue. But what of the queen and her plans?
