Cocksure Michael is madly in love with girlfriend Katie, and wants nothing more than to make her his bride. Son of a farmer, William, Michael dreams of adventure, heroism, and impressing Katie when war breaks out, defying his mother Susan's wishes to sign up even before he's conscripted. Faced with the challenges of war, Michael struggles to cope with feelings of anger at the losses he has to endure. Stubborn, dogged, Michael shuts the rest of the world out and focuses on getting home to Katie, to the life that was interrupted with his childish dreams of derring-do.
