The story of the dead immortalised on the war memorial in the Dartmoor village of Lydford. Through original documents, Aslet traces in vivid detail the lives of the 22 men and one woman who made the supreme sacrifice, fighting for Britain in the two World Wars, the Falklands and Iraq. The result is an intimate portrait of one corner of the countryside in the 20th century, and an extraordinary tale of the endurance and bravery of otherwise ordinary people, who but for the memorial would be forgotten.