In1954Vietnam,atthetimeofDiênBiênPhu,aFrenchunitonpatrolunderthecommandofaninexperiencedlieutenantisgraduallydepletedbyVietminhuntilonlyanex-WehrmachtAlsatianadjutantremains.Heistodie,atitleinformsus,inAlgeriain1960.Semi-documentaryinstyle,thisisaneffectivelylow-keyappraisalofthedifficultchoiceswithwhichwarconfronts...