When Martin Gillon joins the British Army at the dawn of the 19th century, he intends only to escape commitment to a woman. But when his superiors learn of his skill with languages, he soon finds himself undertaking special intelligence missions on behalf of his country, taking him to many other countries during one of the most turbulent periods of military history. Can he survive the Peninsular War, Napoleon's Invasion of Russia and The Battle of Waterloo? If he does, what then?