West Point graduate lieutenant Jeff Knight meets cynicism when taking command of sergeant Michael McNamara's tour veterans platoon in a Vietnamese trench camp. Unlike his predecessor, who hid till the end of his tour, Jeff takes charge, experiences the manual doesn't allow coping with all realities and gets wounded. He returns, now fully respect by men and superiors. Besides the Vietcong, the platoon wrestles with the inscrutable villagers, which the G.I.'s officially protect, but also fear as some collaborate with them, other covertly with the Cong, either way subject to bloody reprisals.
| Directing | Aaron Norris | Director |
| Writing | Rick Marx | Screenplay |
| Writing | Andrew Deutsch | Screenplay |
| Writing | David L. Walker | Screenplay |
| Camera | Harmon Cusack | Camera Operator |
| Sound | George S. Clinton | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Michael J. Duthie | Editor |
| Art | Emilia Roux | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Richard Burton | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Robyn Williams | Music Editor |
| Directing | Miguel Gil | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Joachim H. Hansch | Music Supervisor |
| Camera | Arthur Wooster | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Merryl MacKenzie | Key Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Dennis Kington | Steadicam Operator |
| Sound | Frank A. Montaño | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Writing | James R. McDonough | Book |
| Production | Harry Alan Towers | Producer |
| Sound | Kathy Siegel | Foley Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robyn Williams | Costume Supervisor |
| Sound | Patrick Cyccone Jr. | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Writing | Harry Alan Towers | Adaptation |
| Production | Michael L. Games | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Katherine Dover | Costume Design |
