Tales of brave and selfless deedsused to be part of every boy's education. We grew up sharing stories with our fathers, uncles and grandfathers of how other men had lived their lives, met their challenges, reached their goals and faced their deaths. Becoming a man was about camradeship and standing by your friends whatever the circumstances. And it meant understanding that sometimes it was mnore important to die a hero than live a coward's life. Through Neil Oliver's vivid, stirring new accounts we can rediscover the stories that sinspired us. These are the epics taht we all should know by heart; the tales of courage, endurance and sacrifice that made men out of boys.