The film is set in November 1944, during the final months of World War II. Don "Wardaddy" Collier (Brad Pitt) is a seasoned tank commander who has seen his fair share of battles. Alongside his co-driver Boyd "Bible" Swan (Shia LaBeouf), loader Norman Ellison (Logan Lerman), and gunner Trini "Gordo" Garcia (Michael Shannon), Wardaddy commands the Sherman tank "Fury".