在这部突破剧情/战争片中,1944年春天，美国一支经验丰富的军队驻扎在英国，由老兵汤姆 黑尔上尉率领的一个连(隶属美军第一步兵师（著名的红一纵队）和刚从军校出来年轻排长乔马洛里，他俩带领部队训练的过程和随后参加D日诺曼底战役的战斗故事。
1944. 2nd Lt Joe Mallory, fresh out of Officer Candidate School, takes command of a veteran platoon of the US 1st Infantry Division. The company commander, Captain Tom Hale, is the former commander of the platoon and a tough taskmaster. Luckily Mallory has a very capable and experienced platoon sergeant, Pete Bell. The allies will soon invade Nazi-occupied France and Mallory's leadership abilities will be tested to the limit.
