Fueled by youthful excitement, Eddie Simkins and his two closest friends enlist in Kitchener’s Army, eager for adventure and glory. But the war that awaits them in the trenches of northern France is nothing like they imagined.

 

As the fighting intensifies, the boys are thrust into a brutal struggle for survival. Their innocence is stripped away by mud, fire, and the relentless pressure of an enemy that never rests.

 

Set against the backdrop of a shattered Europe, this powerful novel explores friendship under fire, the weight of sacrifice, and the resilience of the human spirit in the darkest of hours.