This seven-disc set includes all 58 episodes of the series which chronicles the adventures of four commandos fighting in the African Desert. Lead by bold Sergeant Sam Troy (Christopher George), The Rat Patrol was comprised of a misfit team of men including Sergeant Jack Moffitt (Gary Raymond), the intellectual British archaeologist expert, Private Mark "Hitch" Hitchcock (Lawrence Casey) a demolition specialist and Private Tully Pettigrew (Justin Tarr), the group¿s mechanical wizard. The four manoeuvred tanks across the barren badlands of Africa during World War II to battle the German Army's Africa Corps, led by Hauptmann Hans Dietrich (Eric Braeden). Inspired by and loosely modelled on the Long Range Desert Group, a British Army unit during World War II, The Rat Patrol was first war program to be broadcast in colour. Filmed on location in the deserts of Spain, the series featured props and vehicles utilized in big budget World War II films, which gave the show a visual authenticity.