Few people today have any experience of real war: even regular soldiers can serve their career without ever experiencing first-hand the horror of battle. Yet our fascination with combat persists. What is it like? How does the ordinary soldier find the inner strength to go on? Perrett follows twelve fictional soldiers, volunteers, professionals and conscripts alike, through the landmark conflicts of the 20th century from Mons in 1918 to the Second World War, the jungles of Malaya and Vietnam, and the sands of Kuwait...