Synopsis

A disquiet stirred in Washington as General Matthew Ridgway, commander of the United Nations forces, revealed a condition: he would refuse any order directing a resumption of peace talks with the Communists at Kaesong. The news arrived amidst the relentless ferocity of the Battle of Heartbreak Ridge. On the ground, the 2nd Division of the U.S. Army, under a newly appointed commander, was forging a different path toward victory.