As a lad in the high country of eastern Victoria Tag Wardell shows an extraordinary gift with animals he is followed to school by his pets his rapport with his horse Dimble becomes the talk of the district and he even manages to befriend a mob of brumbies during an adventure with his schoolmates in the Dargo high plains Later when he becomes a blacksmith locals come to watch him at work amazed at his ability to calm the meanest of nags But 1914 brings war and the governments patriotic fervour entices Tag and his mates to join the Light Horse Brigade For Tag war begins as an adventure On the convoy to Egypt he is quickly singled out to help the distressed horses Then while on leave in Cairo he meets Jill a nurse but their brief romance is cut short as Gallipoli looms Tags life spirals into one of survival in the daytoday madness of the trenches In the years that follow Tag comes up against conditions that are terrible for man and beast and he discovers the hardship and joy that come with wartime love In the face of it all his unique abilities bring about essential changes in the handling of horses under fire and expose him to death and disaster Barry Heard author of the bestselling Vietnam War memoir Well Done Those Men has here produced a deeply moving fiercely antiwar novel that blazes with authenticity Based on the experiences of a World War I veteran whom the author knew it brings new insights to the Gallipoli legend and Australias battles on the Western Front Tag is unforgettable a bush tale a family saga a romance and a revelation of the human spirits ability to survive wars inhumanity