Niall Cullen wants a better life for his family. They`re gripped by the Great Depression and times are tough. But the move from Scotland to New South Wales, Australia is harder than expected and the experience is strange and unfamiliar - the culture shock, the language, the enormous distances, the people. And soon war is declared. Spread across a strange country and a war-torn continent, `A Family at War` is the tragic story of one family`s endurance.