Author talk with Paul Byrnes

A follow-up to the bestselling The Lost Boys, a unique take on World War II that, amazingly, has never been covered before. Stunning photography, exquisite writing, incredibly moving stories. Fully illustrated throughout, featuring stunning portraits from the Australian War Memorial archives and families. Military history has never been so personal.

In the Second World War, thousands of Australian boys lied about their age and volunteered for a war the scale of which they could never have imagined. Like many of their fathers in the Great War, they went with their eyes wide shut: undertrained, under-equipped and under-age. Some were as young as thirteen – too young even to shave. Many did not grow old; others came back broken. A handful are still alive to tell their tales. This extraordinary book captures the bold and untold stories of forty Australian children who fought in the deadliest war in history. Follow these…