Adaptation of James Jones' autobiographical 1962 novel, focusing on the conflict at Guadalcanal during the second World War.
In Guadalcanal during World War II, a private and his sergeant clash during the heat of battle with the Japanese.
The events of D-Day, told on a grand scale from both the Allied and German points of view.
A veteran returns home to deal with family secrets and small-town scandals.
In Hawaii in 1941, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second-in-command are falling in love.