A Teen's War... Training, Combat, Capture

A Teen s War describes the experiences of a small town boy in the latter stages of World War II Portions originated from letters written home about induction training and time overseas with the 423rd Regiment of the 106th Infantry Division and that unit s short period of combat in the Battle of the Bulge Details of capture and escape came from items the author wrote in prison or shortly after returning home in 1945 The material also includes comments of home folks as they reacted to missing reports The story is unique compared to most war books for it contains none of the pedantic pretenses of most military histories filled with strategy or the so called Big Picture Instead A Teen s War tells how a young private soldier became aware of reality and the world around him despite his limited view All readers who have ever heard the words missing in action will find this book interesting Readers who were prisoners of war themselves particularly of the Germans will recall those hellish times and understand that recollection enables one to live and to cope with the realities of today