In the heat of battle you have a choice: Death or Glory . . . Libya, 1942 - Rommel's Africa Korps is sweeping across the desert. Ragged Allied forces are being torn apart in brutal fire-fights on the scorched sands.

A desperate message to the Prime Minister is entrusted to First Officer Madeleine Rose, WRNS. Her codename: Rune fish. When GHQ hears that Rune fish’s plane is lost behind enemy lines, they send for battle-hardened Sergeant Tom Caine. Caine is a first class soldier who nearly always does what he's told.

He will lead a squad of specialist commandos into the heart of enemy territory and either rescue or execute Rune fish. If he refuses to take this near-suicide mission he faces court martial. Now the outcome of the war depends on his following orders. Death or glory beckon . . .