朝鲜战争后期的1953年7月,当战争各方在进行和平停战谈判时,美军为了在谈判桌上增加筹码,命令克莱门斯中尉率领美军一个连进攻没有军事价值的255高地.他们知道板门店停战谈判可能随时会达成和平协议,所以一些士兵不太愿意做无谓牺牲.然而,克莱门斯中尉认为这是他们的爱国职责,在他的指挥下,美军在猪排山阵地上与中朝军队进行争夺战,甚至进行残酷的肉搏战.等到增援部队到达时,135人的连队打的就剩下25个人.

Martin Ellingham, a London-based surgeon, relocates to the picturesque seaside village of Port Wenn, establishing himself as the area's general practitioner. He grew up in the area having been raised by his now widowed Aunt Joan Norton. His reasons for leaving London and the high-paid life of a consultant are not clear initially but related to a phobia he has recently developed...