Mike Morrison, American adventurer, is caught in war-torn Greece between the fleeing Allied army and the invading German blitzkrieg. While attempting to smuggle vital espionage papers out of the country, he becomes the object of an intensive Gestapo manhunt - led by deadly SS agent Konrad Heilser. In the nightmare of the chase, Morrison shares a desperate, hopeless love with passionate Lisa, a secret agent in the Greek underground. Inevitably, the German dragnet tightens and Mike Morrison must break for freedom, or face certain death. A terror-filled race through the blazing countryside provides the unforgettable climax to this classic war-time thriller by Leon Uris.