Marine Sgt. John Stryker (John Wayne) is despised by his own men
for his rough attitude and exhausting training regimen. As the war in
the Pacific progresses, though, they begin to respect Stryker's
hard-edged outlook on war and his brutal training methods, as it has
helped them prepare for the harsh realities of the
battlefield. They'll need all of Stryker's battle tactics if they want
to survive what will end up being one of the bloodiest engagements of
the war: the Battle of Iwo Jima.
