A moving, powerful drama set during World War One and told through the eyes of two ordinary young men, who enlist in a war they expect will be over within months. As the conflict unfolds, so do the boys' incredible stories. Thomas and Michael are two young men for whom the war has little mercy, no matter which side they might be fighting for. Over five years, follow their lives as they grow up, lose friends and find love amid the horrors of the war.