War is always bloody and brutal; this holds true throughout the history of humankind.
 
But who weeps with the widows, the mums and the dads?
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Who cossets the child sorrowing for the loss of her dad?
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Who mourns the end of family hopes, family history?
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Chris Shaw has researched the cultures of those who fought at Gallipoli as representatives of all wars in history. He tells the stories of the devastated and grieving people left behind. These are tender and compassionate glimpses through a unique window showing a side of war that is usually lost among recollections of strategy and tactics. Here is an essence of humanity that is so rarely seen. Its scars are hidden by stoicism and the need to mend. War leaves no one untouched. 
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Lest we forget.