Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Makore mashomanana adarika, Henry anobiridzirwa kuti asabhadhare rendi uye anomanikidzwa kugara pedyo nevarimi vepamba papurazi riri kunze kweguta reMarietta, Mississippi uye anotamira ikoko nomudzimai wake Laura, vanasikana vavo, uye baba vake vane utsinye, Pappy. Mhuri yaJackson, inotungamirirwa nomurimi wechikwereti Hap nomudzimai wake Florence, vanoshanda mumunda wefodya papurazi racho uye vanorota kuva nenyika yavo pachavo rimwe zuva. Sezvo Hondo Yenyika II inotanga, Jamie nemwanakomana mukuru waJackson, Ronsel, vanobatana neUnited States Army Air Corps uye U.S. Army, zvichiteerana. Varume vacho vose vari vaviri vakakuvadzwa zvikuru nehondo munhandare yehondo yokuEurope
sezvo Jamie achibhururuka mabhomba eB-25 uye Ronsel achitungamirira matangi. Ronsel anodananawo nomukadzi wechiGermany chena. Munguvayi, muMississippi mhuri dzose dziri mbiri dzinopfuurira kurarama muurombo ndokutsigirana nemhaka yokushayiwa. Apo mbongoro yaJackson inofanira kuurawa, Henry anopa kurenda mbongoro yake asi anobvisa hafu yezvirimwa zvaJackson semubhadharo; achisiya maJackson asina chisarudzo kunze kwokugamuchira. Florence anobatsirawo mhuri yeMcAllan apo vanasikana vavo vaviri vaduku vanorwara nechikosoro; uye ipapo Laura anopa Florence basa rekubatsira kutarisira vanasikana vake zvachose. Hap, uyo anoshumira somuparidzi munzanga yevatema yomunzvimbomo, anowa achibetsera kuvaka chechi, achityora gumbo rake uye achimusiya asingakwanisi kurima minda yake. Laura anobira mari kubva mudura remurume wake kuitira kuti Hap agone kurapwa zvakanaka nachiremba, zvichikonzera kusagutsikana kwaHenry uye zvichikonzera kuti wanano yavo isina shungu iwedzere kuipa.