When Winston Churchill convinces the Americans that they aren't yet ready to take on German forces, the Allies launch an attack on North Africa. U.S. Army Gen. George S. Patton, Jr., charged with capturing Casablanca, launches a complex, three-pronged plan of his own where he faces French forces allied with Germany. But in the end, Patton regrets he didn't distinguish himself. Yet, he and his soldiers embark on the road to Germany by invading North Africa on Nov. 8, 1942.