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Montreal, Quebec, Canada.: Bantam Books, 1961. Book. Illus. by Painted Cover Art!. Very Good. Soft cover. First Paperback Ed. & 1st Printing!.. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall.. 246 Pages; ".In 1944, long before he wrote such classic novels as 'I Am Legend' and 'What Dreams May Come,' author Richard Matheson served as an eighteen-year-old replacement in the 87th Division during the latter part of the war in Europe. His tour of duty there inspired this acclaimed novel about a group of equally young and inexperienced soldiers thrown into the fury of combat. 'The Beardless Warriors' are a squad of teenage U.S. infantrymen fighting their way across Germany during the final weeks of the war. Under fire and in over their heads, the fresh-faced young men must grow up fast if they ever hope to see home again. Everett Hackermeyer is the latest soldier to join the squad, 'Hack,' a troubled youth from a hellish family background, faces a new kind of… Read More

Montreal, Quebec, Canada.: Bantam Books, 1961. Book. Illus. by Painted Cover Art!. Very Good +. Soft cover. First Paperback Ed. & 1st Printing!.. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall.. 246 Pages; ".In 1944, long before he wrote such classic novels as 'I Am Legend' and 'What Dreams May Come,' author Richard Matheson served as an eighteen-year-old replacement in the 87th Division during the latter part of the war in Europe. His tour of duty there inspired this acclaimed novel about a group of equally young and inexperienced soldiers thrown into the fury of combat. 'The Beardless Warriors' are a squad of teenage U.S. infantrymen fighting their way across Germany during the final weeks of the war. Under fire and in over their heads, the fresh-faced young men must grow up fast if they ever hope to see home again. Everett Hackermeyer is the latest soldier to join the squad, 'Hack,' a troubled youth from a hellish family background, faces a new kind of… Read More