The Rat Patrol is an American action and adventure television series that aired on
ABC between 1966 and 1968. The show follows the exploits of four
Allied soldiers — three Americans and one Englishman — who are part of a long-range desert patrol group in the
North African campaign during
World War II. Their mission: "to attack, harass and wreak havoc on
Field Marshal Rommel's vaunted
Afrika Korps".