The Devil's Brigade

- My men? - The Yanks, sir. 374 00:40:15,280 --> 00:40:20,559 Major, please understand. I command the entire brigade. Canadians and Americans. 375 00:40:20,680 --> 00:40:26,835 Yes, sir. What I don't understand is why you're pitting them against each other. 376 00:40:28,600 --> 00:40:32,514 I have less than four months left to convert this misbegotten outfit 377 00:40:32,640 --> 00:40:34,950 into the army's finest combat unit. 378 00:40:35,080 --> 00:40:39,278 I haven't time to explain or justify every move I make. 379 00:40:39,400 --> 00:40:44,634 Yes, sir. But I might point out, sir, that many of my men fought... 380 00:40:44,760 --> 00:40:47,274 many of the Canadian unit fought at Dunkirk. 381 00:40:47,400 --> 00:40:48,629 SQ? 382 00:40:48,760 --> 00:40:54,711 It's possible, sir, you might want to learn a lesson from their combat experience. 383 00:40:55,640 --> 00:40:57,995 Yes, I might. 384 00:40:58,120 --> 00:41:01,317 If you'd won at Dunkirk, but you lost. 385 00:41:01,440 --> 00:41:04,910 I'm training this outfit to win. Good night, Major. 386 00:41:10,640 --> 00:41:15,032 We lost, yes. In the most bloody awful fashion we lost. 387 00:41:16,000 --> 00:41:18,913 But from that loss, I learned a lesson. 388 00:41:19,040 --> 00:41:22,715 The danger of assuming the role of Almighty God. 389 00:41:22,840 --> 00:41:26,356 When the day of reckoning arrives as mine arrived at Dunkirk, 390 00:41:26,480 --> 00:41:31,316 I can assure you, Colonel, it can be a most sorry day indeed. 391 00:42:13,840 --> 00:42:18,710 Keep it moving. Faster than that. That's it, Canadians, keep it moving. 392 00:42:18,840 --> 00:42:21,673 Don't get your feet wet, soldiers. 393 00:42:29,280 --> 00:42:32,033 Bronco, you got a sharp knife? 394 00:42:33,480 --> 00:42:35,437 Sharp enough. 395 00:42:38,720 --> 00:42:40,950 <i>(laughter)</i> 396 00:42:46,680 --> 00:42:50,992 What do you say, Peacock, are you ready? Nobody can see your stripes now. 397 00:42:51,120 --> 00:42:53,873 - I know you're yellow. - Corporal Peacock! 398 00:42:54,000 --> 00:42:55,673 Sir... 399 00:42:57,320 --> 00:43:00,312 You never looked better, Peacock. 400 00:43:00,440 --> 00:43:06,038 - All right, next man on the line. - Soldier, I've heard enough of you. 401 00:43:06,160 --> 00:43:10,313 - Keep it going. - Come on, move on. 402 00:43:14,320 --> 00:43:18,473 Captain Cardwell tells me you spoke to him about a man named O'Neill. 403 00:43:18,600 --> 00:43:22,594 - Is he capable? - He's capable enough to recommend, sir. 404 00:43:22,720 --> 00:43:27,476 However, if you question my judgment, you could try him. 405 00:43:39,960 --> 00:43:44,352 Oh, I'm a new man here. You'll not object if I join you? 406 00:43:45,840 --> 00:43:51,756 You don't need all that space, do you? Even with that enormous fat behind? 407 00:43:55,560 --> 00:43:59,918 God in heaven, man, you're not going to eat that entire nauseating mess? 408 00:44:00,040 --> 00:44:03,556 Small wonder you're such a monstrous tub of lard. 409 00:44:06,360 --> 00:44:10,991 Is it true that all you Yanks are thieves and murderers? 410 00:44:11,120 --> 00:44:14,476 There's one of you they say that's worse than all the rest. 411 00:44:14,600 --> 00:44:19,356 A villainous clod who never ceases derogatory remarks about the Canadians. 412 00:44:19,480 --> 00:44:21,437 Mind the elbow, lad. 413 00:44:23,440 --> 00:44:29,038 Would you be kind enough to point out the contemptible swine Rocky Rockman? 414 00:44:32,080 --> 00:44:35,630 You've just two seconds to make a public apology. 415 00:44:35,760 --> 00:44:37,990 - What? - Time's up. 416 00:44:38,120 --> 00:44:41,829 Can't do it, mate, we're under orders. You'll be court-martialled. 417 00:44:41,960 --> 00:44:45,157 It's his uniform I propose to disgrace. Sit down. 418 00:44:49,640 --> 00:44:52,678 The human body has numerous vulnerable points. 419 00:44:53,880 --> 00:44:56,554 The elbow. The ribs. The neck. 420 00:45:02,680 --> 00:45:07,038 Including the solar plexus. And many other points. 421 00:45:08,320 --> 00:45:11,039 It's true you're a great powerful beast. 422 00:45:14,040 --> 00:45:17,670 But you'll note how his own size and weight can be used against him. 423 00:45:25,360 --> 00:45:27,829 Name, Sergeant Patrick O'Neill. 424 00:45:27,960 --> 00:45:31,351 Title, hand-to-hand combat instructor. 425 00:45:31,480 --> 00:45:37,431 Further instruction will commence tomorrow, 0700 on the parade ground. 426 00:45:48,760 --> 00:45:51,400 Would you pass the salt, please? 427 00:45:53,160 --> 00:45:55,117 Thank you. 428 00:45:56,000 --> 00:45:58,150 You're right. He's capable. 429 00:45:58,280 --> 00:46:01,750 I hope, Major, you won't punish him for disobeying orders. 430 00:46:01,880 --> 00:46:05,236 It was my impression that he was following orders. Your orde