"Napoleon Bonaparte's ambitions for world domination are growing apace, when Captain Sir Thomas Kydd returns to take up command of his ship Tyger, he finds himself called to be part of a great armada on a mission of the utmost urgency. Britain is alone and isolated in Europe. If the kingdom is to thwart a deadly threat she must move very quickly to secure her position with neutral Denmark. A desperate decision is made by the Cabinet. It sends a sea...

Following Nelson's death two years earlier, England is in need of heroes and Kydd is the talk of London. Feted by the king, Kydd is soon on detachment into the Dardanelles, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Black Sea; providing a route to India. The French covet this route and when they whip up strong anti-English sentiment, the British ambassador to Constantinople has to flee - a deadly stand-off ensues...

Balkan Glory is the story of the British Navy's struggle to restrain and curb the efforts of Napoleon Bonaparte in conquering the world, the heart of this story taking place in the Adriatic Sea, in the Balkan region. The hero Captain Sir Thomas Kydd and his fearless crew embark on a perilous journey filled with hardships and survival.

1809. After his heroic actions during the retreat to Corunna, Captain Sir Thomas Kydd is the toast of London society. Here he falls in with the legendary frigate captain, Lord Thomas Cochrane. So begins a relationship, professional and personal, that will be unlike any that Kydd has known: a relationship that will lead him, almost simultaneously, to first glory, then ruin. The French fleet is massing in the Basque Roads in a near impregnatable position....