Too Brave to Live, Too Young to Die - Teenage Heroes From WWI
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First World War
First World War Gallantry
First World War Soldier
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Teen Soldiers
VC Heroes
Victoria Cross
WWI Bravery
WWI Heroics
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- ISBN 9781784188115
- Weight: 384g
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 05 Nov 2015
- Publisher: John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
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World War I was a slaughter on an unprecedented scale. Nevertheless there was no shortage of young men willing to sacrifice themselves for their country. Some lied about their age to join up, not just at the start of the war when it was seen as a glorious adventure, but even towards the end when the true horror of the mechanized butchery was known to one and all. This book concerns the young men who were not yet twenty when they won the Victoria Cross, the British armed forces highest award for gallantry. Many perished in the action that earned them the VC. Others survived to receive the award, but then went on to die later in the war. One was as young as sixteen. Several were just eighteen, though they were supposed to be nineteen before they were allowed to serve overseas. They were sailors and airmen, as well as soldiers, and they came from Britain, Ireland, Australia, Canada, Nepal and India. Each one demonstrated an exceptional nerve and bravery. While some did survive World War I - even going on to serve in World War II - they showed an reckless indifference to death that made them Too Brave to Live, Too Young to Die. World War I has been over for nearly a hundred years now, but the tales of their valour live on. These men and their exploits deserve to be remembered - in the hope that young men will never be called on to do such things again.
Nigel Cawthorne is a prolific writer. He has written a number of true-crime works including the high-selling Flight MH370: The Mystery (2014; revised and updated edition 2015) and The Great Diamond Heist (2016) which was optioned by ITV Studios.
