World War II and the battle for Crete is over; the Allies have been soundly defeated. The third book in the author’s Crete trilogy opens where the previous book ended: Second Lieutenant Neil Rankin stands forlorn on a deserted beach, with no rescue in sight. Rankin knows the first duty of every soldier is to evade and escape his orders are clear that the RAF’s secret radar technicians, who are his responsibility, must not fall into enemy hands “under any circumstances”.