In 1966, Major Harry Smith and his dispersed company of 108 young and inexperienced soldiers fought for their lives. With their ammunition running out, the number of casualties mounting, and the enemy massing for a final assault, each man digs deep to find the strength to triumph over an uncertain future with honor, decency, and courage.
Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan
In 1966, on a rubber plantation known as Long Tan, Major Harry Smith and his dispersed company of 108 young and mostly inexperienced Australian and New Zealand soldiers fought for their lives over three and a half hours. They hold off an overwhelming enemy force of 2,500 battle-hardened Viet Cong and North Vietnamese soldiers. With their ammunition running out, the casualty counts mounting, and the enemy gearing up for a final assault, each man digs deep to find the strength to triumph over an uncertain future with honor, decency, and courage.