InMay1943,twoAmericansoldiers,JoeandFrank,ofItaliandescentaresearchingtheNorthAfricandesertforaGermangeneralcalledVonKassler,whentheyarecapturedbyVonKassleraideIngeSchultzewholetsthemescapewithfakewarplans,onlyJoeandFrankstealtherealwarplanswhichpavewayfortheAlliedvictory.Monthslater,theduoonceagaincomeupagainstVonKasslerwhentheyarecapturedatAnzioandtrytooutwittheNazisasecondtime。