Two young midshipmen stand between Britain's Royal Navy and catastrophe? 1913: Naval midshipmen de Vere Smith and ?Dickie? Bird are recruited by the mysterious secret service to spy on the German Navy's plans. Narrowly escaping death at the hands of the German spymaster Klaus von Bismarck, the two midshipmen bring home the revelation that Germany intends to use the unguarded Frisisan Islands to attack Britain. It isn't until a year later ? too late...