With his fiery Irish blood and well-known reputation for trouble Lieutenant George Markham leads his embattled Royal Marines against the French in Corsica. His mission: to seize the island. Markham ventures across the island to persuade the veteran war hero Pasquali Paoli to unite the Corsicans behind him. But their loyalty remains torn by a heritage of vendettas French bribery and cross and double cross. Enemies abound and the only men Markham can rely on are the grim taciturn Sergeant Rannoch and a man who owes Markham his life - Bellamy the educated black Marine.

Part of the The Markham Of The Marines Series series.