Hungry for glory, Lieutenant Colonel Pierre Raspeguy (Anthony Quinn) is devastated when he is relieved of all command after leading his defeated French army out of Indochina. Offered the chance of a new command by a French Countess (Michele Morgan), Raspeguy enlists the help of two old war buddies in whipping a raw, untrained unit into shape. Their mission is to stop an Arab terrorist (George Segal) from ousting the French from Algeria, and Raspeguy is desperate to succeed at any cost.
