In a daring attempt to end the war before Christmas, Churchill and the British High Command hatch an extraordinary plan - to manipulate the fruit and vegetable markets. 35,000 British soldiers are parachuted behind enemy lines in German-occupied Holland. In the largest air invasion in history, a small group of soldiers codenamed Matchbox have their own mission. When Matchbox is shot down short of the landing zone, their chances of success seem slim. Seven very different British soldiers find themselves separated from the Allied assault force and come into conflict with three defecting German soldiers who also want to lay claim to them.