Too brave to live, too young to die

World War I was war and death on an unprecended scale. At first it was viewed by the British as a glorious adventure and the conflict that began in August 1914 was said to be over by Christmas. Even when that was no longer true, thousands of British boys lied about their ages so they could join up. This book contains stories about young men who were not yet twenty when they won the highest awards their country could bestow. Some did not survive the war, some did, some went on to serve in World War II. Their reckless indifference to death inspired the title of this book.