Documentary-style war feature. The story compares wartime Germany, under the domination of a fanatical madman, with the dignified calm of rural England and follows Wing Commander Richardson (Ralph Richardson) as he engages in battles in the skies while his wife (Merle Oberon) waits patiently for his return.

World War Two propaganda drama combining dramatised scenes with real newsreel footage. Father and son newsreel reporters Will and Steve Ferguson (Will Fyffe and Anthony Hulme) go in separate directions when Hitler's invasion of Czechoslovakia brings the threat of war ever closer. Will takes the 'shadow over Europe' angle, while Steve covers the sinking of the German battleship Graf Spee by British ships at the Battle of the River Plate.