This anti-war saga is taken from the Alexander Baron novel "The Human Kind." Battle weary troops fight their way through Italy and Germany in the final days of World War II. Instead of the honorable and noble portrayals that usually accompany Allied war recollections, these soldiers are more likely to steal, pillage, raid wine cellars and hire prostitutes. The horrors of war are not confined to battles with the enemy as two white soldiers beat up two blacks while the cowardly bar patrons do nothing to stop the injustice. A platoon leader disappears and is later found in a hospital with half his face blown off. The parents of two pretty German girls accept gifts from G.I.s in exchange for their daughters sexual favors, not caring if the loot comes from enemy of ally. Soldiers use puppies for target practice, a young boy willingly offer sex to men from both sides of the battle lines. Produced and directed by Carl Foreman, these unconnected stories of individual experiences paints an unflattering picture of the human race.