The Boys' Crusade: The American Infantry in Northwestern Europe, 1944-1945 (Modern Library Chronicles)
 

The Boys' Crusade: The American Infantry in Northwestern Europe, 1944-1945 (Modern Library Chronicles)

by Paul Fussell

The Boys’ Crusade is the great historian Paul Fussell’s unflinching and unforgettable account of the American infantryman’s experiences in Europe during World War II. Based in part on the author’s own experiences, it provides a stirring narrative of what the war was actually like, from the point of view of the children—for children they were—who fought it. While dealing definitively with issues... (read more)

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Member Reviews

  • Drew S
    • Rated 3 stars

    This is a decent book but it is a high level of reading, and it is a little confusing at times.

    Drew S wrote this review Thursday, October 2 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • Jim H
    • Rated 3 stars

    A personal account of young American infantrymen in Europe during the last year of World War II.

    Jim H wrote this review Saturday, February 23 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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