In the battle-scarred streets of Basra, 2003, two men fight for their worlds.

Through alternating perspectives of a British corporal and an Iraqi sniper, this unflinching novella examines what it means to fight for country and tradition when both seem to be slipping away. One man defends his homeland against foreign occupation and another confronts the hollowing of his own nation's values at home, both searching for purpose.

For Saif "Khalid" Kareem, remaining in Basra after Saddam's fall isn't about loyalty to a failed regime?it's about dignity, memory, and choosing how his story ends.

For Corporal Neil Hargreaves, each patrol brings him closer to questioning whether the England he's fighting for still exists?or if he's become a relic of values his own country has abandoned.

This novella is a raw, unflinching portrait of men caught between duty and disillusionment, between standing for something and surviving to return to a world that may have already forgotten them.