Boy soldiers of the Great War
By: Richard van Emden
Edition: Pbk. ed.
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 394
ISBN-13: 9781408824726
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918; British Personal narratives; Juvenile Participation; First World War; History; Military; World War I.; Military participation; Juvenile; Barnsoldater; Första världskriget
Description: When war broke out in 1914, no one was more caught up in the popular tide of patriotism than the young boys who wanted to fight for King and country. This is their untold story - the heroics of boys aged as young as 13 who enlisted for full combat training.
Notes: "Completely revised edition"--Cover.

Originally published by Headline Book Pub.: 2005.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-382) and index.
Table of contents: title: Youthful dreams; title: For king and country ... and your mates; title: The melting pot; title: At the front, at last; title: Junior officers; title: The beginning of a campaign; title: The attack; title: The winding road to conscription; title: The big push; title: Dear old blighty; title: Held to serve; title: 1918 : the year of decision; title: All or nothing; title: Aftermath; title: Counting the cost; title: The final reckoning.