During World War II, a black officer must find a way to convince his predominantly white tank crew to work with him if they are to defeat a superior German force. With tension and fear beginning to manifest, they must put aside their differences to stop the enemy from their deadly plan.
Set in August, 1944, three isolated paratroopers of the 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team (PRCT) risk their lives by liberating some of the captive Partisans.
Harpooner Ishmael joins Ahab and his crew on the Pequod, in this instance an armored land boat that hunts for dragons. Determined to seek and destroy the one great white dragon for slaughtering his family and leaving him badly burned, Ahab’s obsession leads him and his men deep into the heart of darkness.
Perpetually single Sawyer makes a fake wedding registry to burn off some Christmas loneliness. Her friends find it and think she’s become secretly engaged. Too embarrassed to tell the truth, she instead finds a ‘fiancé’ for the holidays.