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Call them what you will, these Rebels were desperate to take the battle from the field to the streets. A squad of hand-picked soldiers, dressed in civilian garb, gathers in secret to plot the destruction of a major city by fire. Another group attempts to derail an enemy train, with total disregard for the loss …
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