The Lost Boys

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Synopsis
In the First World War of 1914–1918, thousands of boys across Australia and New Zealand lied about their age, forged a parent’s signature and left to fight on the other side of the world. Though some were as young as thirteen, they soon found they could die as well as any man. Like Peter Pan’s lost boys, they have remained forever young. These are their stories. This extraordinary book captures the incredible and previously untold stories of forty Anzac boys who fought in the First World War, from Gallipoli to the Armistice. Featuring haunting images of the boys taken at training camps and behind the lines, these tales are both heartbreaking and rousing, full of daring, ingenuity, recklessness, random horror and capricious luck. A unique perspective on the First World War, The Lost Boys is military history made deeply personal, a powerful homage to youthful bravery and a poignant reminder of the sacrifice of war.
Copyright:
2019

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
368 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781925972559
Publisher:
Affirm Press
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Paul Byrnes, 2
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Military, Nonfiction, Science, Technology, Australiana
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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