In 1966, deep in the humid heart of Vietnam, U.S. Marines patrolled a landscape that looked peaceful — but was anything but. Rice paddies stretched for miles, reflecting the sky like mirrors, yet beneath that calm surface lurked death. Mines, hidden snipers, and traps set by the Viet Cong turned every patrol into a deadly gamble. The M-60 machine gun — nicknamed “The Pig” for its size and appetite for ammo — was their lifeline. Capable of spitting out 500 rounds a minute, it could turn a quiet f

The Battle of Long Tan (18 August 1966) took place in a rubber plantation near Long Tân, in Phước Tuy Province, South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. Major Harry Smith and his dispersed company of 108 young and mostly inexperienced Australian and New Zealand soldiers are fighting for their lives, holding off an overwhelming enemy force of 2,500 battle-hardened Viet Cong (VC) and People's Army of Vietnam soldiers. Starring Travis Fimmel, Luke Bracey, Richard Roxburgh, Daniel Webber and Directed