本片以八路军120师和暂一师36团收复晋西北为背景,讲述了从灵台大地上走出的抗日英雄高永祥,带领英勇的八路军战士浴血奋战、抗击日寇、收复晋西北、最终壮烈牺牲的感人故事……
这部历史剧展示了1897年萨拉加希之战。本片的重点是伊沙·辛格士官。他在当时的印度阿富汗边界开伯尔-普赫图赫瓦的沙门山脉的三个要塞之一驻守。因违抗上司命令从宗教分子手中拯救了一名阿富汗姑娘,因而被调到作为信息中转站的萨拉加希要塞。 而阿富汗宗教分子便利用这个借口,想一举夺下三个要塞。而首先进攻的就是作为中转站的萨拉加希要塞。伊沙·辛格士官率领21名锡克教徒组成的排抗击超过1万阿富汗的侵略军,浴血奋战,硬生生地拖延了阿富汗的侵略军的进攻步伐,从而破灭了阿富汗的侵略军一举夺下三个要塞的阴谋,可是,21名勇士全部罹难,壮烈牺牲。这次活动被认为是历史上最伟大的背水一战。
根据韩战期间真实战事改编。1950年6月25日,北韩挥军越过三八线突袭南韩,三日攻陷汉城(今首尔),战线不断南进。在美军及联合国军支援下,南韩军逆势反击。美军指挥官麦克亚瑟提出代号为「铁铬行动」的仁川登陆计划,该计划急需一支大队的兵力从侧翼阻击扰敌、声东击西,通过长沙里切断北韩军的补给线。 由于任务本身极其艰钜,加上南韩国军当时兵力薄弱,无法抽调足够正规军支援,军方不得不把这项任务交付给772名学生兵执行,这些学生兵平均年龄只有17岁,仅仅接受了两星期的军事训练,在毫无实战经验的情况下投身战场。行军路上固然杀机重重,战友内部也诸多衝突,年少气盛,迸发出各种角力。 仁川登陆战前夕,长沙里登陆任务如期执行,这群徒有一腔热血但战力薄弱的学生们,无可避免地接受命运中最残酷的考验:穿越炮火与海浪,浴血长滩,馀下部队身陷敌军重重围剿,直至弹尽粮绝,挣扎于阵亡与倖存的分界线上… Based on the incredible true story of Jangsari Landing Operation. When North Korea invades South Korea on June 25, 1950, they pushed South Korea and its ally US Army to the southernmost city. U.S. General MacArthur planned Operation Chromite, which would see the joint allied forces to take back a strategic location of Inchon and in order for it to succeed, he needed a small battalion to flank the North Korean army and eliminate their supply line at Jangsari beach. Having lost his family on his retreat away from North Korea before the War, a model student Choi Sung-pil enlists in the army to fight for the South. Ki Ha-ryun is a rebellious youth from the South who volunteers to fight in the war. All of the 772 students and youths are like them who are barely out of school with only 2 weeks of boot camp training. Task force commander Captain Lee Myung-jun knows that it’s a long shot, but he has no choice but to lead them into a crucial mission. Meanwhile, US war correspondent Maggie braves the dangers of the battlefield to report on the war in the frontlines. She feels empathy for the Korean students who must go into battle on behalf of the veteran soldiers for their country, and tries to do what she can on her end to rescue them. With little ammo, scant food supplies and raggedy weapons, can the students successfully carry out their mission and return home safely?