數千英國及法國聯軍被圍堵於海灘，前無去路的他們，面對著波濤洶湧的大海，在敵軍步步進逼下，面臨嚴峻的形勢。 英國皇家空軍噴火戰鬥機在英倫海峽上空與敵軍糾纏，保護陸地無防禦能力的士兵。同一時間，數千艘由軍人和平民駕駛的小型船隻到來前線，哪怕只能救出少數士兵，他們也甘願冒著生命危險，與時間競賽盡力營救。
1935 年的夏天，生長在維多利亞式豪宅內的13 歲少女Briony，生性活潑而且想像力豐富，喜歡寫作，更邀請親友擔演她劇本裡的角色。 就在一個平常但燥熱的下午，她閒著無聊在房間外望，遠遠目睹姐姐Cecilia 和僕人的兒子Robbie 在庭園似是爭執、但又像是調情的交鋒。這情景讓Briony 對成人世界的想像無限馳騁，暗中認定姐姐受到Robbie 調戲。他倆的曖昧關係及一封意外接手的情書，讓Briony 豐富無邊的想像力一發不可收拾。碰上表姐被強姦，她一口咬定是Robbie 做的，更不理姐姐的反對向警方報告，將整件事演繹成親眼目擊Robbie 的犯案經過，讓本來有機會成為醫生、進入社會上流階層的Robbie 鋃鐺入獄！ Cecilia 和Robbie 剛萌牙的戀情並沒因分離無疾而終，藏於心底卻默默茁壯。數年後，第二次世界大戰爆發，Robbie 以充軍代替牢獄之苦；Cecilia 和Briony 均在倫敦當護士，姐妹倆因當年的事已不相往來。3人卻在倫敦的軍事醫院重遇，Cecilia 和Robbie 藏於心底多年的愛更形澎湃，無奈前線戰事又再令兩人分開，再次離別讓兩人更深愛對方，更不肯原諒深悔當年魯莽的Briony。
在第二次世界大戰前夕，溫斯頓邱吉爾(Winston Churchill) 被委以重任擔任英國首相，他隨即要作出一生中最困難及和最具代表性的抉擇：與暴政納粹黨希特拉尋求和平協議，或堅定地為民主和自由作戰。戰鼓響起，德國納粹軍如入無人之境橫掃西歐，面對迫在眉睫的侵略威脅，慌張的國民、多疑的君主、反抗的黨員，在內憂外患等多重夾擊下，邱吉爾要堅定地渡過他的黑暗時刻，領導國家，團結民心，在歷史舞台上高舉勝利手勢！
Middle-class housewife Kay Miniver deals with petty problems. She and her husband Clem watch her Oxford-educated son Vin court Carol Beldon, the charming granddaughter of the local nobility as represented by Lady Beldon. Then the war comes and Vin joins the RAF.
A British Corporal in France finds himself responsible for the lives of his men when their officer is killed. He has to get them back to Britain somehow. Meanwhile, British civilians are being dragged into the war with Operation Dynamo, the scheme to get the French and British forces back from the Dunkirk beaches. Some come forward to help, others were less willing.
In June 1940, during the Dunkirk evacuation of Allied troops to England, French sergeant Julien Maillat and his men debate whether to evacuate to Britain or stay and fight the German troops that are closing-in from all directions.
A band of soldiers tasked with staying behind during the Battle of Dunkirk to rescue a scientist with information that could turn the tide of the war must battle their way through dangerous Nazi territory to complete their mission.
The story of the HMS Torrin, from its construction to its sinking in the Mediterranean during action in World War II. The ship's first and only commanding officer is Captain E.V. Kinross, who trains his men not only to be loyal to him and the country, but—most importantly—to themselves.
Occupied France, 1940. A Nazi Commander discovers one of his prisoners, Danny is a champion boxer. He forces him to fight for his company's entertainment. But the POWs realise they can use these contests, as cover for an audacious breakout, before they re sent to Germany, where escape will be almost impossible. Their fate and freedom may all come down to how long Danny can keep fighting.
Two soldiers are thrown together and make their way through German-occupied Dunkirk. After several agonising close calls they make it within sight of safety. A split second decision gives only one of them a chance at survival.
Set in working class Newcastle, the Stott family fight their private battles against the backdrop of the conflict of World War II. Helen Stott, over thirty and with a limp, is resigned to being left on the shelf until she meets and falls in love with Norman, a serviceman from London. In contrast, her younger sister Joyce has quite a way with men, and finds herself a little too popular with the troops, especially when her husband pops up on leave from his regiment.
To mark the 70th anniversary of the Dunkirk evacuation, Dan Snow tells the story of the 'little ships' which made the perilous cross-channel voyage, as 50 of them return to France.
At just before 7PM on May 26, 1940 Prime Minister Winston Churchill authorized ‘Operation Dynamo' to commence. By the time the operation came to an end on the night of June 4th, a total of 338,226 Belgian, French and British soldiers had been rescued by a hastily assembled fleet of over 800 boats. With rare historical archival footage from both the German and British sides, this is the real story.