In 1944, a courageous group of Russian soldiers managed to escape from German captivity in a half-destroyed legendary T-34 tank. Those were the times of unforgettable bravery, fierce fighting, unbreakable love, and legendary miracles.

1942年，瓜达卡纳尔岛，美军陆战第1师占领了该岛上的日军机场，由此拉开了太平洋战争上的战略对日大反攻。三个美军海军陆战队士兵莱基、斯莱治和巴斯龙在太平洋上经历了二战时期最为惨烈的太平洋战争。在太平洋上，日本陆军骄横狂妄，对美军发起了猛烈的攻势，期间不乏使用自杀式的袭击。从惨烈的瓜达卡纳尔岛战役、格洛斯特角登陆战，及热带丛林战役，贝里琉岛争夺战，到硫磺岛战役直至冲绳岛战役。莱基（詹姆斯·贝吉·戴尔 James Badge Dale 饰）、斯莱治（约瑟夫·梅泽罗 Joseph Mazzello 饰）和巴斯龙（乔恩·塞达 Jon Seda 饰）见证了日军的负隅顽抗直至最后的溃败，也亲眼看到战友不断的在这惨烈的战斗中牺牲。作为最贵的二战美剧，HBO为此耗资2.23亿美元，这也是斯皮尔伯格与汤姆·汉克斯继《兄弟连》之后的再次联手。

Wounded in Africa during World War II, Nazi Col. Claus von Stauffenberg returns to his native Germany and joins the Resistance in a daring plan to create a shadow government and assassinate Adolf Hitler. When events unfold so that he becomes a central player, he finds himself tasked with both leading the coup and personally killing the Führer.