Boy Soldiers of the Great War - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Boy Soldiers of the Great War write by Richard van Emden. This book was released on 2021-11-24. Boy Soldiers of the Great War available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. After the outbreak of the Great War, boys as young as twelve were caught up in a national wave of patriotism and, in huge numbers, volunteered to serve their country. The press, recruiting offices and the Government all contributed to the enlistment of hundreds of thousands of under-age soldiers in both Britain and the Empire. On joining up, these lads falsified their ages, often aided by parents who believed their sons’ obvious youth would make overseas service unlikely. These boys frequently enlisted together, training for a year or more in the same battalions before they were sent abroad. Others joined up but were soon sent to units already fighting overseas and short of men: these lads might undergo as little as eight weeks’ training. Boys served in the bloodiest battles of the war, fighting at Ypres, the Somme and on Gallipoli. Many broke down under the strain and were returned home once parents supplied birth certificates proving their youth. Other lads fought on bravely and were even awarded medals for gallantry: Jack Pouchot won the Distinguished Conduct Medal aged just fifteen. Others became highly efficient officers, such as Acting Captain Philip Lister and Second Lieutenant Reginald Battersby, both of whom were commissioned at fifteen and fought in France. In this, the final update of his ground-breaking book, Richard van Emden reveals new hitherto unknown stories and adds many more unseen images. He also proves that far more boys enlisted in the British Army under-age than originally estimated, providing compelling evidence that as many as 400,000 served.
A Soldier of the Great War
A Soldier of the Great War - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Soldier of the Great War write by Mark Helprin. This book was released on 1991. A Soldier of the Great War available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A young aesthete from a privileged Roman family, Alexandro Giuliani, found his charmed existence shattered by the coming of WWI. Highly recommended.
Boy Soldiers of the Great War (covermount)
Boy Soldiers of the Great War (covermount) - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Boy Soldiers of the Great War (covermount) write by Richard Van Emden. This book was released on 2007-02-01. Boy Soldiers of the Great War (covermount) available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Innocents Lost
Innocents Lost - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Innocents Lost write by Jimmie Briggs. This book was released on 2009-04-27. Innocents Lost available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Ida, a member of Sri Lanka's Female Tamil Tigers, fought with one of the longest-surviving and successful guerilla movements in the world. She is sixteen. Francois, a fourteen-year-old Rwandan child of mixed ethnicity, was forced by Hutu militiamen to hack to death his sister's Tutsi children. More than 250,000 children have fought in three dozen conflicts around the world, but growing exploitation of children in war is staggering and little known. From the "little bees" of Colombia to the "baby brigades" of Sri Lanka, the subject of child soldiers is changing the face of terrorism. For the last seven years, Jimmie Briggs has been talking to, writing about, and researching the plight of these young combatants. The horrific stories of these children, dramatically told in their own voices, reveal the devastating consequences of this global tragedy. Cogent, passionate, impeccably researched, and compellingly told, Innocents Lost is the fullest, most personal and powerful examination yet of the lives of child soldiers.
Old Enough to Fight
Old Enough to Fight - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Old Enough to Fight write by Dan Black. This book was released on 2015-08-13. Old Enough to Fight available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Between 15,000 and 20,000 underage youths, some as young as ten, signed up to fight in Canada's armed forces in the First World War. They served in the trenches alongside their elders, and fought in all the major battles: Ypres, the Somme, Passchendaele, Vimy Ridge, and the rest. Many were injured or suffered psychological wounds. Many died. This is the first book to tell their story. Some boys joined up to escape unhappy homes and workplaces. Others went with their parents' blessing, carrying letters from fathers and mothers asking the recruiters to take their eager sons. The romantic notion of a short, victorious campaign was wiped out the second these boys arrived on the Western Front. The authors, who narrate the fighting with both military professionalism and humanity, portray many boys who, in the heat of battle, made a seamless transition from follower to leader to hero. Authors Dan Black and John Boileau combed the archives and collections to bring these stories to life. Passages from letters the boy soldiers wrote home reveal the range of emotions and experiences they underwent, from the humorous to the unspeakably horrible. Their parents' letters touch us with their concern, love, uncertainty, and often, grief. Meticulously researched and abundantly illustrated with photographs, paintings, and a collection of specially commissioned maps, Old Enough to Fight is Canadian military and social history at its most fascinating.
