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Film Story
On October 31,1917, in the third year of the Great War, Two regiments of AustralianLighthorsemen, together with the British army combat with the coalition ofTurkey and Germany in Palestine. After two defeats in Gaza, British forces areready to launched an attack at Beersheba, where is a town of the Turkishmilitary defense and a place with abundant water. Someof the men and horses rode into the legend there.
Beersheba is akey fortress for the Turkish and German Allies, which is vital for the British.But Beersheba stands in the desert, it is very important for the soldiers tofight in the desert with the source of water. Even if the soldiers have seizedthis place, the team will still be annihilated if the enemy has destroyed thesource of water. In addition, the Turkish army defended tightly, it is verydifficult to breach Beersheba.
LieutenantColonel Burton was instructed to support the front line leading the fourthcavalry regiment. The soldiers prepare in the barracks, where they often revealdeep miss to their family in their leisure time, for they have left theirhometowns for 3 years. A small team, made up with Frank, Tas, Scotty andChiller, was not only very brave on the battlefield, but also affectionate.
Frank was woundedin a mission and died of infection in the hospital. His mates were devastatedby his loss. A new soldier Dave Michel was sent to take the place of Frank. Atthe beginning, Tas did not accept the young fresh and suspect his ability onfight, but Dave proved himself in the training. He is not only good at reininghorses, but also a sharpshooter who impressed his comrades.
The 4th cavalryregiment received orders from their superiors to blow up enemy’s rails and cutoff their contact with the outside. Although this is the first time for Dave tofight, they completed the task successfully. While, the loud explosions drewthe enemies, they had a fierce fight, during which Dave didn’t make even ashot. It is very difficult for him to shoot a man. The members of the team feltashamed, regarding him as a coward and ignored him. Dave also felt guilty, buthe didn't want to see anyone dying, even the enemy, because his brother died inthe field. Such mental handicap made him unable to fight normally.
Dave wasseriously injured in order to protect the horses in an air attack and taken tothe hospital for treatment. He proved to his comrades that he was not a cowardand built profound affection with the team members. During his treatment, hemet the beautiful nurse Anne, who took care of him. The two sparked a love. Asa result of his mental difficulties, he was arranged to take part in a medicalteam to rescue the wounded and he withdrew from the front line.
After a carefularrangement, false information was issued to the enemy and a fierce fightoutspread in Beersheba. Dave was ready to do the rescue work in the medicalteam, but when he saw his mates fall down, he rushed to the battlefield. Hewarded off the enemy’s grenade with his body to protect his mate and wasseriously injured. The soldiers fought bravely and tenaciously and won finally.Dave proved his courage again.
After the war, helived a happy life with the beautiful nurse Anne.
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