The betrayal of her husband discovered, Sandra repays him with the same coin, with conferences based on alcohol, drugs and sex

Time after time, soldiers of the Italian Army are forced to leave their mountain trenches in attempts to storm an enemy fortress, always with the same disastrous results. As casualties mount, indignation spreads among the rank and file. Disturbed by his superiors' decisions, Lieutenant Sassu is led to question the purpose of war and reconsider where his real duties lie.

World War II soldiers enter Sicily to seize German arms supply only to discover there is not a gun in sight.