Based on a true story of the American Civil War, culminating at the Battle of New Market, May 1864. A group of teenage cadets sheltered from war at the Virginia Military Institute must confront the horrors of an adult world when they are called upon to defend the Shenandoah Valley. Leaving behind their youth, these cadets must decide what they are fighting for.

Based on a true story of the American Civil War, culminating at the Battle of New Market, May 1864. A group of teenage cadets sheltered from war at the Virginia Military Institute must confront the horrors of an adult world when they are called upon to defend the Shenandoah Valley. Leaving behind their youth, these cadets must decide what they are fighting for.

2006年9月，帕拉斯一个3人组侦查小队从他们的前哨站出发，路上俯瞰着阿富汗南部的卡贾基水库，他们将前去参与打击塔利班基地组织。当他们穿越一个干涸的河床时，其中一个人不幸踩中了地雷，这些地雷其实是在约25年前俄罗斯占领时期留下的。他的战友冲到他的身边，结果却发现他们被数量不明的地雷包围了，他们迈出的每一步都有可能造成重伤甚至死亡。