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1 online resource |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"This work tells the personal stories of kids who left home and enlisted at ages 11-16 in the U.S. military (missing proms, adolescence with family and friends; serving on ships, airplanes, faraway bases, battlefields, some becoming prisoners of war, performing above and beyond), why and how they got in and what happened to them while there"-- Provided by publisher |
| Contents |
Cover -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword by John L. Henson -- Preface -- 1. What Do You Mean, Too Young to Serve? -- 2. Children at War -- 3. How Did We Pull It Off? -- 4. Why We Did It -- 5. Some Wouldn't Give Up -- 6. In the Beginning: Surviving Boot Camp -- 7. Surviving the First Assignment -- 8. Young Prisoners of War -- 9. Those Who Were Caught -- 10. Brothers and Buddies -- 11. The Youngest of the Young -- 12. The Youngest Women -- 13. They Had It Tougher Than Most -- 14. A Few More Stories -- Appendix. Veterans of Underage Military Service (VUMS) and the "Underage Veterans Handbook" -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Child soldiers -- United States -- History.
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Child soldiers -- United States -- Biography.
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United States -- Armed Forces -- Biography.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- General. |
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HISTORY -- Military -- Other. |
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science. |
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Armed Forces |
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Child soldiers |
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United States https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq |
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Biography
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Biographies
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History
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Stover, Allan C. Underage and under fire 9780786474530 (DLC) 2014018352 (OCoLC)864097216 |
| ISBN |
9781476615301 (electronic bk.) |
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1476615306 (electronic bk.) |
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9780786474530 |
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078647453X |
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