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The Boys' Crusade: American G.I.'s in Europe: Chaos and Fear in World War Two
de Fussell, Paul
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- Muy bueno
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Muy bueno/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0297646931
- ISBN 13
- 9780297646938
- Librería
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Ilminster, Somerset, United Kingdom
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UK.: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2004. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The Boys' Crusade is a superbly graphic account of the chaos and errors, terror and misery American ground troops in Europe faced in the Second World War. It presents a series of episodes from the arrival of American troops in Britain to their discovery of the concentration camps in early 1945. The experiences of these often very young soldiers was not always unpleasant - they were popular with British women - but after D-Day, it usually was. In its unvarnished truth-telling, this book is a brilliant antidote to military romanticism of every sort. There is light shelf ware to the DJ and the top of the text block is tanned. PLEASE NOTE : International economy shipping to world zones 1 and 2 is by sea and could take up to 90 days to arrive..
Sinopsis
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.From the Hardcover edition.
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 02810
- Título
- The Boys' Crusade: American G.I.'s in Europe: Chaos and Fear in World War Two
- Autor
- Fussell, Paul
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Muy bueno
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Near Fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0297646931
- ISBN 13
- 9780297646938
- Editorial
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson
- Lugar de publicación
- UK.
- Fecha de publicación
- 2004
- Palabras clave
- american army, second world war, world war two. american military history
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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