Boy Soldiers of the Great War

Author:   Richard van Emden ,  John Telfer ,  Audible Studios
Publisher:   Bolinda Publishing
Edition:   Unabridged edition
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9781489376152


Publication Date:   28 January 2017
Format:   Audio  Audio Format
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The youngest soldier who fought in the Great War is believed to have been just 12 years old. Many thousands of other boys are known to have faked eye tests, inflated their small chests and stood on tiptoes to bluff their way into a war of unforeseen horror. How and why so many under-aged boys were able to get to the battlefields is a complex mystery of World War I, and until Richard van Emden's classic account, largely unexplored. Boy Soldiers of the Great War tells for the first time the incredible stories of the boys who went to fight for their country. Richard van Emden, having amassed a unique collection of personal testimonies and hitherto unpublished diaries and letters, brings to life their stories of heroism and sacrifice.

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Author:   Richard van Emden ,  John Telfer ,  Audible Studios
Publisher:   Bolinda Publishing
Imprint:   Bolinda/Audible Audio
Edition:   Unabridged edition
ISBN:  

9781489376152


ISBN 10:   1489376151
Publication Date:   28 January 2017
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Audio
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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'Should this have been allowed to happen? Richard van Emden's fascinating and distressing account ... shows how difficult it is to provide a simple answer.' -- The Sunday Times 'Engaging, well-written and balanced.' -- The Times 'Excellent and even-handed.' -- The Daily Telegraph


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John trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, and joined the Bristol Old Vic Company where he played many leading roles. Acting has taken him from the National Theatre through most parts of England, Germany, Hong Kong and the Middle East. He played Salieri in Amadeus at Chester and Sir Robert Chiltern in An Ideal Husband at Northampton. He has also played many leading roles on television, notably the part of Willie Pettit, whom he played for five years in the series Bergerac.

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