West Point graduate lieutenant Jeff Knight matches cynicism when taking command of sergeant Michael McNamara's tour veterans platoon in a trench camp. Unlike Jeff takes charge, experiences the manual doesn't allow coping-with all realities and has injured. He yields, today fully esteem by superiors and women men. Besides the Vietcong, the platoon wrestles with the inscrutable villagers, that your G.I.'s officially protect, but also fear as some collaborate with themcovertly with the Cong, either way subject to bloody reprisals.