Boy Soldiers of the Great War: Their Own Stories for the First Time -(re: The First World War - WWI )-
by van Emden, Richard
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 075531302X
- ISBN 13
- 9780755313020
- Seller
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Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London, United Kingdom: Headline Book Publishing, 2005. -----The scan you see is the book you get. Black cloth with gilt, 340 pages plus 16 pages of b & w plates, Near Fine condition (looks and feels unread), dust jacket is in Near Fine condition. "In this groundbreaking book, Richard van Emeen reveals his evidence that more than a quarter of a million British boys fougnt on the Western Front, and that girls also played a role close to the firing line, as volunteer nurses. In Boy Soldiers of the Great War their stories of sacrifice & heroism are told for the first time, through the use of hitherto unpublished diaries & letters and the personal testimonies of the last survivors." Contents include: Intro / Youthful Dreams / For King and Country -- and Your Mates / The Melting Pot / At the Front, at Last / Junior Officers / The Beginning of a Campaign / The Attack / The Winding Road to Conscription / The Big Push / Dear Old Blighty / Held to Serve / 1918: The Year of Decision / All or Nothing / Aftermath / Counting the Cost / Sources / index. Check out the scans. . 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo.
Reviews
On May 21 2015, a reader said:
Though tragic in its details, this book tells how boys as young as 12 years were able to enlist and fight (and die) in World War 1. No Birth Certificates were necessary for the first 2 years, and even many letters written subsequently by parents to the authorities were to no avail. Many boys were heroes and won medals for bravery and also made officers as early as 16! The author has researched thoroughly the experiences of many individual boys and also groups as a whole and the book is written in such a way as to be moving and informative.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Nessa Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010313
- Title
- Boy Soldiers of the Great War: Their Own Stories for the First Time -(re: The First World War - WWI )-
- Author
- van Emden, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 075531302X
- ISBN 13
- 9780755313020
- Publisher
- Headline Book Publishing
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 2005
- Keywords
- van Emden, Richard Boy Soldiers of the Great War: Their Own Stories for the First Time Headline Book Publishing 075531302X , 010313, -----The scan you see is the book you get. Black cloth with gilt, 340 pages plus 16 pages of b & w plates, Near Fi
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- Biographies; Military; Reference;
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