France, 1944.
Deep in the river valley of the Dordogne, in an old stone cottage on the edge of a beautiful village,
Autumn, 1917: Britain is just about surviving against incessant U-boat attacks, but there are mutinies in France, a revolution in Russia and stalemate on the Western Front.
The Allies must get the upper hand and, in London, plans are hatched
Autumn, 1917: Britain is just about surviving against incessant U-boat attacks, but there are mutinies in France, a revolution in Russia & stalemate on the Western Front.
The Allies must get the upper hand &, in London, plans are hatched to renew the pressure in the Middle East.
Commander David Cochrane Smith finds himself on a formidable assignment in the Mediterranean. He is wily, experienced & tough but his mission is dangerous & his force is small.
With this ramshackle squadron he must elude the U-boats & sink a heavily armed enemy cruiser whose captain is as able & daring as Smith himself.
The action is fierce on land & on sea
- & the odds are uneven.
But this is an assignment designed to test Smith to the utmost & he is determined to succeed...
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