Includes bibliographical references (page 185) 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.
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