福克纳上校（理查德·伯顿RichardBurton饰）受雇于著名银行家爱德华爵士（斯图尔特·格兰杰StewartGranger饰），要去解救非洲自由斗士林班尼（WinstonNtshona饰），然而，私下里，爱德华爵士和独裁者切恩有一个秘密的交易，要以林班尼来交换非洲某国的铜矿开采权。被蒙在鼓里的福克纳上校召集了昔日战友，组建了一支战斗力极强的敢死队，命名为野鹅敢死队，在经过了一系列紧张的训练后，一行人踌躇满志地踏上了他们的“战场”。在成功解救林班尼，准备撤离之时，福克纳上校却发现他们被本来该来接应的运输机放了鸽子。聪明的福克纳上校很快就明白了究竟发生了什么，现在最重要的，就是生存下去。 这支特种部队在二战历史上只是昙花一现，虽然绽放只在刹那，却是那么鲜艳。其深远意义直接影响到战后美军特种部队的发展。岁月流淌，当人们乐此不疲地去揭秘一支支二战特种部队时，却鲜有人将沉睡的“魔鬼”从厚重的 历史中唤醒……二战后期，美国陆军上校费雷德里克组建了一支美国与加拿大联合作战旅。这支部队并非人们容易想到的是一支军方部队，而是一支敌后游击部队。 George Washington McLintock, "GW" to friends and foes alike, is a cattle baron and the richest man in the territory. He anxiously awaits the return of his daughter Becky who has been away at school for the last two years. He's also surprised to see that his wife Katherine has also returned. She had left him some years before without really explaining what he done but she does make the point of saying that she's returned to take their daughter back to the State Capitol with her. GW is highly respected by everyone around him including the farmers who are pouring into the territories with free grants of land and the Indians who are under threat of being relocated to another reservation. Between his wife, his headstrong daughter, the crooked land agent and the thieving government Indian agent, GW tries to keep the peace and do what is best for everyone. 二次世界大战期间，美国政府密令军方潜入一中立港口，摧毁德国军舰。既然是中立港口，英国军官路易斯庞和葛文瓦特决定，任何任务失败的人都需三缄其口，他们故意派出酒醉的老人假扮村民，这些老兵真能立大功顺利摧毁敌舰吗？ 
