The odds are against Commander Smith in this epic story of battle on the high seas.Autumn 1917 Britain is just about surviving against incessant Uboat 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 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 and tough but his miss