With its sleek outline hiding its awesome capabilities, the USS "Cunningham" is no ordinary warship. The world's first stealth missile destroyer, her offensive power is matched only by her baffling ability to evade her enemies. And she has no ordinary captain; behind Commander Amanda Lee Garrett's elegant exterior lies a lightning sharp intelligence and a will of steel.
But now both ship and commander are about to be tested in the heat of battle for the first time, as the Argentines launch a military takeover of the Antarctic peninsula, with only the "Cunningham" standing between them and their mineral-rich prize.
Faced with the full might of the Argentine navy and airforce in the freezing, fog-shrouded waters off the Antarctic Circle, the "Cunningham" and her crew are about to find out just how good they really are.
