Too Young to Die - Canada's Boy Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen in the Second World War

The never-before-told story of underage youth in uniform

About the author

JOHN BOILEAU is a retired Canadian army colonel and author of twelve books and 500 articles. He is a frequent commentator on military issues for radio and television and a lecturer to service organizations and historical societies. In 2010 the Minister of National Defence appointed him Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel of The Halifax Rifles (RCAC) and in 2014 he became the unit's Honorary Colonel. He lives in Nova Scotia.
DAN BLACK has written and edited hundreds of articles on Canada's military, past and present. He is the former editor of Legion Magazine. Dan lives outside of Ottawa.
GENERAL JOHN de CHASTELAIN is a former Chief of the Defence Staff for the Canadian Armed Forces and an ambassador to the United States.

Summary

John Boileau and Dan Black tell for the first time compelling stories of some of the 30,000 underage youths -- some as young as fourteen -- who joined the Canadian Armed Forces in the Second World War.

Product details

• Authors: Dan Black, John Boileau
• Publisher: Formac Publishing Company Limited
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781459411722
• ISBN: 978-1-4594-1172-2
• No. of pages: 488
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 231 mm x 36 mm
• Weight: 780 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration