In the seventh tale of the highly acclaimed Drinkwater series, Captain Drinkwater\'s frigate, HMS ANTIGONE, is ordered to the Baltic Sea in the Spring of 1807 as Napoleon\'s grip has begun to reach across Europe to the borders of Holy Russia.
This final confrontation brings him to the brink of death..
As the fate of Europe is being decided, Drinkwater must carry out his mission in the face of his old enemy.
When a coded message is intercepted, his mission suddenly becomes one of extreme personal danger.
Drinkwater\'s task is to cooperate with his country\'s allies and intelligence agents.
On board the ANTIGONE, Drinkwater is threatened by the seething discontent of his crew and the instability of his drunken first lieutenant.
As country after country falls under the weight of French domination, Captain Nathaniel Drinkwater is faced with the challenges brought about by military disaster and diplomatic intrigue.
In the seventh tale of the highly acclaimed Drinkwater series, Captain Drinkwater\'s frigate, HMS ANTIGONE, is ordered to the Baltic Sea in the Spring of 1807 as Napoleon\'s grip has begun to reach across Europe to the borders of Holy Russia