As playground, theatre of war and cultural crossing-point, the North Sea has shaped the world in myriad ways, forged villains and heroes, and determined the fates of nations. With a wry eye and a warm coat, Tom Blass travels the edges of the North Sea meeting fishermen, artists, bomb disposal experts and bürgermeisters. In doing so he attempts to piece together its manifold histories and to reveal truths, half-truths and fictions otherwise submerged. A love letter to the North Sea.