
AstheseasonedinfantryandtankunitsoftheGerman11thPanzer"Ghost"divisionmovesilentlyintopositiononthesnowcoveredhillsaroundNennigGermany,abattlewearyGIandhisunitstandreadytodefendthesmalltown,akeypositionintheAlliedadvancetowinthewar.Outgunnedandoutnumbered,S/SgtDonSmithstrugglestofindhopeandcourageagainstoverwhelmingoddsinoneofthedecisiveconfrontationsinthe"BattleoftheBulge"duringWWII.HissquadofGI'softhe94thInfantryDivisionlayduginontheridge-lineoutsideoftown.NooneinhighmandbelievedthatGermanforceswouldattackinthesubzerotemperaturesandnearblizzardconditions.Asthepre-dawnattackes,withmunicationsdownSgt.Smithisleftwithnochoicebuttomakehiswaythroughenemyfire,unarmedandwounded,intotownandwarnoftheingattack.Basedonactualaccounts"Everyman'sWar"explorestheheroiceventsofthisdecoratedveteranscourageandthestrugglebetweendutyanddesire.Betweentheprospectofthelifeandlove,Dorinethatwaitsathomeandtheharshrealitiesofwarwhichmarksthepivotalepochinhislifeashediscoversthatthelossofhopecanbeworsethanthelossoflife.Oneman'scourage...Oneman'shope...Everyman'sWar"无法向自己保持诚实的人,既无法与别人建立联系,也无法改变自己。"——石田三成,《银魂》
