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.

An American army photographer stationed in South Korea after the Korean War armistice agreement is assigned to a special reconnaissance unit investigating fuel pipeline robberies. However, recurring dream haunts him as he seeks to discover a secret known only by his fellow soldiers.

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

In England during World War II, a literary critic turned war correspondent finds himself face to face with his own mortality on an air raid mission.

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.

Two soldiers recount their encounter with a battalion of ghost soldiers defending them in the WWI trenches.

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

Separated from his unit, an American soldier in France forms an unexpected partnership with a man who seems equally lost. Their adventures eventually lead them back to their unit, but not before they shoot down parachuters that may or may not have been their own men.

A retired army officer immerses himself in creating an honorary parade for the world war that ended over a decade prior. In his obsessions with recognizing the past, his present relationship with his family becomes strained.

As a group of international journalists flee the Nazi invasion of Paris, they seek refuge at a man's home, but the man decides to hold them hostage. The group must decide how much they're willing to pay for their freedom.