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In the 1943 invasion of Italy, one American platoon lands, digs in, then makes its way inland to attempt to take a fortified farmhouse, as tension and casualties mount.

War stories about family, ethics and honor include the true story of two U.S. Marines who in a span of six seconds, must stand their ground to stop a suicide truck bomb, a Navy Corpsman who attempts to hold on to his humanity, and a WW2 soldier who gets separated from his squad and is forced to re-evaluate his code.

Time after time, soldiers of the Italian Army are forced to leave their mountain trenches in attempts to storm an enemy fortress, always with the same disastrous results. As casualties mount, indignation spreads among the rank and file. Disturbed by his superiors' decisions, Lieutenant Sassu is led to question the purpose of war and reconsider where his real duties lie.

Six stories unfold in various regions, from Sicily to the northern Po Valley as American military personnel interact with a variety of Italian locals over eighteen months in the push north during the Italian Campaign of WWII as German forces retreat.

Trapped in a bunker during World War I, a group of soldiers are faced with an ungodly presence that slowly turns them against each other.

During World War II, Italian villagers hide their wine from the German army.

Fr. Hugh O'Flaherty is a Vatican official in 1943-45 who has been hiding downed pilots, escaped prisoners of war, and Italian resistance families. His activities become so large that the Nazis decide to assassinate him the next time he leaves the Vatican.

A by-the-book Captain is ordered to capture a strategic village in Italy. The Italian soldiers are willing to surrender, if they can have a festival first. The lieutenant convinces the Captain this is the only way. Because of aerial reconnaissance, they must look like they are fighting. To sort this out an intelligence officer is sent in. Meanwhile the festival gets complicated with the Mayors daughter.

A dwindling group of German soldiers battle to return to their lines on the harsh Eastern Front.

ในช่วงสงครามโลกครั้งที่ 2 หน่วยรบพิเศษได้ก่อตั้งขึ้นโดยประกอบด้วยหน่วยรบพิเศษของกองทัพแคนาดาและหน่วยรบพิเศษของกองทัพสหรัฐฯ ที่เคยถูกคุมขังในเรือนจำทหารมาก่อน หลังจากช่วงแรกของความขัดแย้งระหว่างทั้งสองกลุ่ม ความเป็นศัตรูก็เปลี่ยนมาเป็นความเคารพและมิตรภาพ และหน่วยรบพิเศษนี้ถูกส่งไปที่อิตาลีเพื่อปฏิบัติภารกิจอันตรายที่ก่อนหน้านี้ถือว่าเป็นไปไม่ได้ที่จะทำได้