{"product_id":"the-boys-crusade-the-american-infantry-in-northwestern-europe-1944-1945-9780812974881","title":"The Boys' Crusade: The American Infantry in Northwestern Europe, 1944-1945","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Boys' Crusade\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"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, \u003ci\u003eThe Boys' Crusade\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Fussell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Modern Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/13\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.98h x 5.28w x 0.46d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812974881\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2005 pg. 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/09\/2005 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKliatt\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2006 pg. 34\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Fussell\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of fifteen books, including \u003ci\u003eWartime: Understanding and Behavior in the Second World War\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Great War and Modern Memory\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award and was named by the Modern Library as one of the twentieth century's 100 best nonfiction books. He taught literature for many years at the University of Pennsylvania and Rutgers University. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Paul Fussell \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47493727486109,"sku":"9780812974881","price":34.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_ab112d60-2bd0-4e59-bbc6-d58f1aa6401d.jpg?v=1766123580","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-boys-crusade-the-american-infantry-in-northwestern-europe-1944-1945-9780812974881","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}