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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 WarII. 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 foughtit. 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’sbrutal 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 theraw 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 WorldWar 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 theirexperiences. This book is both a tribute to their noble service and a valuable lesson for future generations. “From the Hardcover edition.”