米其林餐厅如日中天的当红大厨亚当·琼斯（布莱德利·库珀 Bradley Cooper 饰）因浪荡度日，毁了前程。然而受挫的他深信天分并未衰减，于是毅然回到伦敦，卷土重来，找来一群年轻厨师，开一家史无前例的超级餐厅重振雄风。

　　这是一部典型美国英雄主义的影片。越战期间，许多像文森（安东尼•巴里奥 Anthony Barrile 饰）一样的怀有参战理想或各种不得不参战原因的年轻人来到了空降师，他们虽然同属一支部队，但是由于当时种族歧视盛行，部队里的气氛并不是那么和谐。
　　这天，空降师接到了一个任务，就是攻占阿士谷937山丘。当文森所在的空降部队降落到指定地点时，他们发现防守的北越军队在这里已经整装待发。于是，一场异常艰巨的拉锯战打响了。北越军人数上占了很多优势，美军伤亡惨重，但为了完成任务，原本互相心存芥蒂的不同人种的美军士兵都抛开了以往一切成见，齐心协力一起往上攻。经过了11次的攻击，他们终于占领了937山丘。因这里已经尸横遍野，所以士兵们称之为“汉堡高地”。

　　具有文献风格的序言讲述美国战略情报局为进入敌后方训练特工。当真正的特工到达法国发现秘密V－2火箭库时，一个名为 “莫尔”的德国组织施予入侵欧洲的假情报，德国特工却比组织领导者更胜一筹，最终一场冒险风波血腥而生…

　　Ralph Burton is a miner who is trapped for several days as a result of a cave-in. When he finally manages to dig himself out, he realizes that all of mankind seems to have been destroyed in a nuclear holocaust. He travels to New York City only to find it deserted. Making a life for himself there, he is flabbergasted to eventually find Sarah Crandall, who also managed to survive. Together, they form a close friendship until the arrival of Benson Thacker who has managed to pilot his small boat into the city's harbor. At this point the tensions rise between the three, particularly between Thacker, who is white and Burton, who is black.