This insightful history explores conscientious objection in WWI through the extraordinary personal story of 2 British brothers. In June 1916, young lieutenant Philip Brocklesby slipped away from his regiment in a desperate attempt to see his brother Bert, who was inprisoned nearby. Bert had been court-marshalled for refusing to fight, and was waiting to hear if he would be sentenced to death. For fans of Richard Holmes's )Tommy( and Max Arthur's )Forgotten Voices(.