Get the Summary of Horace Greasley's Do the Birds Still Sing in Hell in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Do the Birds Still Sing in Hell?" is the story of Horace Greasley, a young man from Leicestershire who worked on his family farm before being drafted into the British Army during World War II. Horace and his twin brother Harold, who is a pacifist, are called to serve, leading to Horace's eventual enlistment in the 2nd/5th Battalion Leicesters. After basic training, Horace is dispatched to France, where he encounters the realities of war and is eventually captured by German forces...