Battleground

The First Great Picture Of The Second World War!

A gritty, ground-level account of American soldiers enduring combat and loss in the frozen Ardennes, balancing camaraderie against the grinding brutality of war.

Members of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division are fighting for their country amidst the rugged terrain of Bastogne, Belgium, in December 1944. Holley and his American compatriots have already seen one of their own, Roderigues, perish under enemy fire. The men try to rebuff another series of Nazi attacks, but what they really need is a change in the weather. Without clear skies, they'll never get the air support they need.