The Boy Allies

January, 1964

The Boy AlliesAs you have probably noticed, World War I is rapidly overtaking the Civil War these days in the popularity sweepstakes among writers. It all began two years ago with Barbara Tuchman's Pulitzer Prize-winning "The Guns of August." Since that time the bookstalls have been featuring such new works on The Great War as Alistair Horne's "The Price of Glory," Brian Gardner's "The Big Push," Barrie Pitt's "1918: The Last Act," etc. In addition, Winsto...