Set in a dugout in Aisne in 1918, a group of British officers, led by the mentally disintegrating young officer Stanhope, variously await their fate.
Set in the fields of Devon and the WW1 battlefields of Flanders, two brothers fall for the same girl while contending with the pressures of their feudal family life, the war, and the price of courage and cowardice.
Posh, Liam, Harry, Animal and Footsie are five young men who meet at Cabot University, where they learn to re-evaluate life and love, while making the most of opportunities.