Major Harry Smith and his 108 young and mostly inexperienced Australian and New Zealand soldiers are fighting for their lives for three and a half hours in the rain and mud of a rubber plantation called Long Tan. They are trying to hold off an overwhelming enemy force of 2,500 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese soldiers. With their ammunition running out, their casualties mounting, and the enemy preparing for a last push, each man starts to look for the strength to face an uncertain future with honor, decency, and courage.
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Major Harry Smith and his 108 young and mostly inexperienced Australian and New Zealand soldiers are fighting for their lives for three and a half hours in the rain and mud of a rubber plantation called Long Tan. They are trying to hold off an overwhelming enemy force of 2,500 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese soldiers. With their ammunition running out, their casualties mounting, and the enemy preparing for a last push, each man starts to look for the strength to face an uncertain future with honor, decency, and courage.
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