En els dies de la Segona Guerra Mundial, un rotatiu intenta esbrinar secrets que puguin salvar vides humanes. Amb aquest objectiu envien un "corresponsal" a Normandia. Però els alemanys coneixen la identitat del periodista i el manipularan per als seus fins. La situació s'agreujarà quan un fornit mariner i la seva filla li revelin dades de capital interès.

Sports journalist Colin Metcalfe is picked for the job of foreign correspondent in Norway when Hitler invades Poland. On the way to Langedal his boat is attacked by a German U-Boat, however when he tells the navy about it they do not believe him and, to make matters worse, he is removed from his job. When German forces invade Norway, Metcalfe returns determined to uncover what is going on and stop the Germans in their tracks.