This tape is about mercenaries, mostly British, who are fighting in the former Yugoslavia. The program investigates the specific kinds of personalities that thrive in war zones and what has drawn them into the conflict as individuals. The location where the story takes place is the eastern town of Osjek in Croatia. Monday, 6:00 a.m.: 30 men are preparing themselves for battle in the former Yugoslavian civil war between the Serbs and the Croats. Only five of the men have ever been formally trained by any kind of professional army; the other 25 are mainly comprised of individuals who have not been able to function in civilian society well and find the challenge and danger of being a mercenary in Croatia as something rewarding and enjoyable. The first five minutes of the video is an introduction to the surroundings and mindsets of a couple of these men. Kit is the first individual who is formally introduced, and he remains one of the main characters interviewed throughout the video. He is the company commander and leads the other men in the decision-making process, as well as training many of the men for battle. His primary philosophy in training is not to train them to be an army, but instead train them to survive. Carl is an expert in explosives and decided to join this brigade because he thought it would be fun. He had been engaged in war efforts throughout the world, including Sudan, Sri Lanka, and West Africa. He had even been involved in hijacking a plane and kidnapping people in Suriname, which he considered to be one of the most exciting and fulfilling phases of his life. Tuesday: despite there having been a supposed ceasefire since January, in that time 150 people have died. The men are back at company headquarters preparing themselves for battle, as well as showing off the ammunition, such as grenades and automatic weapons, that they have ample access to. There is a red alert but Kit and the company have to wait until they are called in by the guards. This night it does not happen. Introduced to Dave: "Once you live with the people who have gone through so much of the pain and suffering all you want to do is kill for them." "I always wanted to kill someone legally." He is perhaps the craziest of the group and even says himself that he is on the brink of insanity. Display of mutilated bodies and the various atrocities that occurred throughout that region. Briefing of Covert Operations that will be initiated across enemy lines. Eduardo Florez is introduced. He is another one of the lead commanders who helps out Kit. Eduardo is from Spain and was a journalist before he started being a mercenary. He realized that journalism was not a career for him because could not remain neutral for more then a week. After that he clearly chose which side was right and wrong. The objectives of the covert operation are to destroy and take back prisoners. Wednesday: All of the men are gathered down by the lake to go over some practice runs in their inflatable boats. Dave mentions that the access to weapons, grenades, etc. makes him feel like he is in Vietnam or somewhere where the law is simply what they choose it to be. Andy: went AWOL from the British Army. Roy: his mother thinks that he is working at Euro Disney. Tea time: back to headquarters. Kit mentioned that he joined the British Army in 1978 and 30 other men were in his brigade with him. Today, only 10 of those men are still alive. Kit said that he was a vagabond and did not belong in society as a civilian. Said that seeing his wife die a year ago was the hardest thing he has ever seen, and so anything he sees during battle will be easy for him. Thursday: Carl had a drunken exchange with the Spanish Commander Eduardo and decided to leave. There was a call from the guards for them to act as support. After they support the guards they drive through the city to see the damage caused by possible shelling. Kit is trying to figure out where Carl went. He asked everyone in the house until he eventually found out that Eduardo had made a military arrest because he felt that Carl in his drunken outrage was publicly mocking him and disobeying an officer. This was a test for Kit to see if he could keep the morale of his command up and also maintain his own emotions at the same time. Eduardo and Kit meet to discuss the covert operation that is supposed to occur later on in the night. Kit's company has been setting off bombs throughout the city to make it look as though the Serbs are attacking more then they really are. This action will provide justification for the eminent retaliation that is about to occur. Friday: back to main command. Introduced to Frenchie: he is an individual who explains the emotions and personal ties that occur when you go into battle, and the struggles that manifest during and proceeding the actual events. Men are seen outside playing a strange rendition of Rugby with a soccer ball. Justin: explains why he loves his automatic rifle so much and explains how your whole identity is shaped by the stories and acts that you perform here in this type of environment. Saturday: another meeting is held about the covert operation and there is detailed discussion on how they are going to capture a prisoner. The operation to get behind Serbian lines was a success; they were able to kill one of the Serbian men and take another prisoner so that they could use him for interrogation. After that they were all back at the Command Center where they were able to trade war stories of the previous hours. Kit was wounded during a subsequent operation behind enemy lines. When he recovers, he plans to join the fighting in Bosnia. Carl was released from military jail and returned to England. Dave was arrested after a German journalist was stabbed in a bar-room brawl.