Durante la Seconda Guerra Mondiale, una squadra di marines impara a rispettare il loro nuovo comandante alle Hawaii, inizialmente accolto con ostilità e diffidenza. (fonte: Wikipedia)

Marine fighter squadron VMF 247 is in the thick of it on Guadalcanal. The besieged airstrip they hold is hammered almost nightly by offshore batteries. Malaria and combat fatigue grip many of the men. Fuel is low. Replacement parts for the squad's Wildcat planes are few. And the only things not in short supply are the enemy and Major Don Kirby's determination to keep fighting with whatever he has.