A war photographer comes face to face with the senseless violence and death of the Spanish Civil War after spending time in the trenches with soldiers and decides he cannot stomach it.

Speaking of his past experiences, a Vietnam War veteran describes the darker, unspoken details of life as a soldier that people often overlook.

A group of Marines recall their horrifying memories of fighting on the Pacific front of World War II, while a journalist attempts to glorify their experiences for his readers.

A veteran tells his acquaintance about his darkest memories as a solider the Vietnam War.

Fifteen members of the United States Marines tell stories about their time serving in Europe during World War I.

In the far future, extraterrestrials wage war on Earth. Despite the aliens’ comparative strength, mankind’s tenacity fascinates one extraterrestrial soldier to the point of absolute endearment.

A nameless soul is stranded on an unknown shore, watching the countless soldiers of wars long past go about their nightly activities.

A series of "sketches" illustrating the perverse and horrific crimes perpetrated by soldiers during WW2.

A man attempting to write a book on the Iraq war has flashbacks of violence from his time with a group of marines he accompanied as a journalist. The book centers around a man who is a stand-in for himself, who later tells his stories to an Israeli business man who is actually an intelligence agent in a bar in Frankfurt.

Two enemies become inextricably linked when one chooses mercy.