From the Start of World War II, a German U Boat is sunk in Canada's Hudson Bay. Hoping to prevent capture, a small band of German soldiers headed by controlling officer Lieutenant Hirth tries to cross the border into the USA, which hasn't been entered the war which is impartial. Along the way, the Allied soldiers encounter brave men such as for example Peter, Johnnie, a leader of a Hutterite farming community, including for instance a fur trapper, a writer, Philip Andy Brock, and a soldier.