Thomas F. (hardtack) - , reviewed on 6/1/2019 + 2701 more book reviews

While this was an interesting book, it wasn't what I expected. I had recently read "The Few" by Alex Kershaw, about the first eight Americans who flew with the RAF during the Battle of Britain. That book was full of details about their training and experiences, which must have been difficult as only one survived that battle. At the same time, it contained information on that period of Britain's plight.

"Into Dust and Fire" lacked the details of their war experiences for the five Ivy-league college graduates. It was more of a philosophical study of the men and their friends, their hopes and dreams, their reasons for joining a British regiment at a time when Americans doing so lost their American citizenship.

I'm not saying this detracted from the book, just I hoped for for more information about their experiences and less on the philosophy of why they fought.

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