The Man Who Ended War

This story set in the early 1900s revolves around a man who finds a way to end the long and devastating war, aiming to make the world peaceful place again. The Secretary of War of the United States receives a letter that says: «One year from this date will I allow for disarmament and no more. At the end of that time, if no heed has been paid to my injunction, I will destroy, in rapid succession, every battleship in the world. By the happenings of the next two months, you shall know that my words are the words of truth.» It is signed «The man who will stop all war.» At first, the government administrators dismiss the letter only to find a few battleships vanish, one per week, without a trace. An exciting hunt to discover the person who holds this power. How many people will he kill in the pursuit to end the war?