 There are also two Moroccan brothers Yassir and Larbi, Yassir's aim being booty so that Larbi can afford to marry.Soon the men, dressed in mostly lend-lease American uniforms meet Sergeant Martinez, a battle-hardened "pied-noir", who trains them before leading them on their first engagement against the Germans in Italy.Their mission is to capture a heavily-defended mountain, but it soon becomes clear that their white commanding officer is using them as cannon fodder to identify artillery targets.