Poetry and essays on war by one of the most prominent woman writers of the First World War, and author of "Testament Of Youth". Brittain lost her fiancé, brother and 2 close friends during the war, and was herself a VAD nurse serving in London, Malta and France. Her own experiences are used to illustrate her growing conviction of the wickedness of war. BBC 1 documentary on Vera Brittain planned close to Remembrance Day.