1864 After a huge battle and the brutal shelling of the population of Atlanta, Federal troops ("Yanks") take control of the city. Their plan is to use all of the goods remaining in the warehouse district of Atlanta to outfit their army for the upcoming March to the Sea, which they hope will end the War Between the States. Confederate spies move into the warehouse district, disguised as Yanks, to take stock of what is still there that might be of use to the army of the north. They find a lot. The word comes down from Confederate command to burn the entire district, destroying vast quantities of goods and uprooting hundreds of families that have been in the area for decades. "The Burning of Atlanta" is the story of the destruction of a major city near the end of the war, and the desperation and terror this causes in the lives of those who watch their entire society collapse around them.

　　二戰後期美國與納粹在法國一處農村展開戰火，年輕的美國軍人路易斯因一次猶豫，導致上尉貝克特受了重傷。中尉麥克斯威爾倉促調度準備撤離，然而在離開前，戰地醫院被以迪崔為首的納粹勢力占領。貝克特的傷勢每況愈下，路易斯為了彌補自己犯下的大錯，把握僅剩的最後一次機會、進行脫逃搶救，帶領美國人得到自由。