Major james wilson lloyd bridges must lead his troops across the english channel in the d day invasion of normandy'. '.strtoupper('h')e trains his regulars for the invasion knowing that many, if not all, may never survive the assault'. '.strtoupper('w')ilson is plagued by memories of previous missions that turned out to be suicidal'. '.strtoupper('c')aptain franklin andrew keir is the british officer who opposed the plan and has a personal vendetta against wilson'. '.strtoupper('t')he two are thrown together on the same mission when franklin is slated to command the mine sweepers that transport wilson's troops to their destination'. '.strtoupper('t')hey face overwhelming odds and a barrage of cannon fire from the nazi stronghold on the normandy coastcast and crew directed by paul wendkos'. '.strtoupper('s')taring lloyd bridges, andrew keir and sue lloyd