During the vietnam war Sgt. Ransom has to carry explosives to a village occupied by the Vietcong to blow it up. They are caught and as one explosive detonates Ransom is blown into a river and into unconsciousness, the former carrying him to another village where a young vietnamese boy takescare of him. Ransom vows vengeance and attempts getting back to his troops but encounters russian soldiers. He fights the russian Jakoda who instead takes him prison and tortures him. Weeks later Ransom manages to get away, killing many russian soldiers and taking Jakodas girlfriend Olga hostage. Ransoms boss, Radek, is supposed to send a helicopter to pick Ransom up, but instead it starts to shoot at Ransom, killing Olga in the process: Radek is a traitor. Ransom again vows vengeance and retaliation and goes on his path on which more people lose than keep their lifes.