一个年轻的女考古学家组建了一支考古队，并租借船长哈姆森的船去寻找一艘二战期间沉没在西西里的战船。船是号称“沙漠火狐”隆美尔的。据说里面有许多重要的历史文献，但考古队中一些人却认为船上真正有价值的不是文件而是隆美尔收藏的金…

With a sudden attack by the Japanese, British Major-General Maltby and his top officers struggle with the decision to either fight to the death or offer a humiliating surrender of the British Colony of Hong Kong.