Eight American soldiers, commanded by Lt. Eason, are chosen to infiltrate the Ploesti oil field in order to set signal fires to guide Allied bombers to Germany's most closely guarded target of the war. When landing in Roumania, they are supposed to be met by a partisan as their guide, but he has been killed by an Allied air-raid, and they are met instead by his daughter Nitza, who is very hostile to the Americans as she blames them for the death of her father. As they make their way to the oil field, Nitza and Manjack fall in love. He is killed in a skirmish with German troops and, as a dying wish, asks Nitza to continue with the group and help them with their mission. She does, the signal fires are set and Ploesti is destroyed.
Mongolian girl Alima is assigned to accomplish an important mission by CCP. During the mission, her father and fellows are killed by the enemy in a public execution.
During Japan's brutal invasion of China, Chinese women are forced into the atrocity of being "human cows" - milked to nourish enemy officers, until underground female agents rise to fight back.
Ukraine after February 24, 2022. There is a war going on. Two journalists attempt to highlight the extent of the destruction and suffering while staying alive. By chance, they meet a confused woman whose story symbolizes an unfolding national drama.