A short, quick, easy, and worthwhile read about some of the more unpleasant topics about Americans in combat in Europe during World War 2.

These topics that are often glossed over in standard histories and write-ups of the war. The title refers to the extreme youth of the American combat soldiers in what was called the "Great Crusade" by the Generals.

For example, one chapter discusses how a company and platoon leader hated each other. So the Company Commander sent the platoon out on an unsupported attack which resulted in the entire platoon (except one or two) getting shot down in an ambush. And then the survivors were trapped in an open field for hours under German fire.