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I used to be one of those little boys who thought war was glamorous and heroic. I've never really got in touch of reality of the horrors that war brought. I read this book when I was 14 and it really changed my outlook on war.

The book has two parallel stories. One is about a Mormon boy from Utah who drops out of high school to join the Airborne. The other is about a Hitler Youth member who is promoted into the German infantry. Both boys had disillusions about war and soon came into reality once they faced the carnage of combat.

It's a really touching book and the ending kept me up all night. I highly suggest it.

I read this in my freshmen year I liked it

Ah my friend John is reading it I'm asked if I can read it after him I'll tell ya if I liked it