- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Serendipity (1 Jan 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1843941783
- ISBN-13: 978-1843941781
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.6 x 1.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 972,362 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Schoolboy to Soldier" is the story of how a boy of 14 years old joined the Army and became a soldier of the Second World War. Many people are unaware of the existence of 'Boy' soldiers, enlisted into various trades by means of a difficult competitive examination, the ability to choose your trade depending on where you finished in the final table of results this out of women two thousand entries. The story embraces enlistment and training with special emphasis on the almost impossible standards set by the workshops. Based entirely on the incidents and events as they occurred, he describes the way he faced tragedy, humour, enormous courage and desperate fear during his service.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
A really interesting & well written book. Once you start reading it it's a job to stop!! Highly recommended. Alan C.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
not fiction but fact and schools should be teaching children about how these people lived and the sense of pride they had.
how times have changed.
how times have changed.
Although all are good, this book by an old soldier, Clem, is the most interesting one I have read yet. It tells of the hardship,fun and darned right terror that these brave men felt as they progressed through the war years. My hat goes off to them.
A great read and easily worth all of the cost of the book and more.
Ken Baker
Wakefield.
A great read and easily worth all of the cost of the book and more.
Ken Baker
Wakefield.
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