The Boys' Crusade: The American Infantry in Northwestern Europe, 1944-1945 (Modern Library Chronicles)
by: Paul Fussell
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Dewey Decimal Number: 940.541273
EAN: 9780812974881
ISBN: 0812974883
Label: Modern Library
Manufacturer: Modern Library
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 208
Publication Date: September 13, 2005
Publisher: Modern Library
Release Date: September 13, 2005
Sales Rank: 269122
Studio: Modern Library
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Editorial Review:
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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 of strategy, leadership, context, and tactics, Fussell has an additional purpose: to tear away the veil of feel-good mythology that so often obscures and sanitizes war’s brutal essence.
“A chronicle should deal with nothing but the truth,” Fussell writes in his Preface. Accord-ingly, he eschews every kind of sentimentalism, focusing instead on the raw action and human emotion triggered by the intimacy, horror, and intense sorrows of war, and honestly addressing the errors, waste, fear, misery, and resentments that plagued both sides. In the vast literature on World War II, The Boys’ Crusade stands wholly apart. Fussell’s profoundly honest portrayal of these boy soldiers underscores their bravery even as it deepens our awareness of their experiences. This book is both a tribute to their noble service and a valuable lesson for future generations.
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- Not Fussell's BestPaul Fussell served in the US Army infantry in Europe during World War Two. It was the defining event ... Read More
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- No illusionsThis little book reflects the reality of infantry life better than 99% of military histories.
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- 1944Fussell is a very good writer, but I agree with many of the previous reviews here: it's a small book that ... Read More
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- Sour Old ManNow that the author is old and feels the shadows lengthening he has apparently decided to take refuge in venting ... Read More
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- Horrible BookThis "book" is poorly researched, shows a marked prejudice on the part of the author and presents nothing new to ... Read More
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