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The Military and Teens. The Ultimate Teen Guide.
Kathlyn Gay
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Description for The Military and Teens. The Ultimate Teen Guide.
Hardback. Series: It Happened to Me. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: YNJ; YXV. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 265 x 188 x 13. Weight in Grams: 481.
The Military and Teens covers the major issues young adults should consider before making a decision to join the armed forces. Although each branch of the military provides print and electronic materials on what it has to offer enlistees, very few YA books take a pro-and-con look at military service. Moreover, commercial military books mostly cover specific wars or give tips on surviving induction and training. From deciding to serve, to what it's like to face death, to being forced to kill, to discrimination in the military, and to life afterwards, this work presents the benefits and downsides of ... Read more
The Military and Teens covers the major issues young adults should consider before making a decision to join the armed forces. Although each branch of the military provides print and electronic materials on what it has to offer enlistees, very few YA books take a pro-and-con look at military service. Moreover, commercial military books mostly cover specific wars or give tips on surviving induction and training. From deciding to serve, to what it's like to face death, to being forced to kill, to discrimination in the military, and to life afterwards, this work presents the benefits and downsides of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
Series
It Happened to Me
Number of Pages
152
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810858015
SKU
V9780810858015
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Kathlyn Gay
Kathlyn Gay is the author of Volunteering: The Ultimate Teen Guide (Scarecrow, 2004) and Epilepsy: The Ultimate Teen Guide (Scarecrow, 2002).
Reviews for The Military and Teens. The Ultimate Teen Guide.
While not strictly within the military history boundaries, two new young adult books address a critically important audience- potential enlistees. A recent release from Scarecrow Press, The Military and Teens by Kathlyn Gay, says publisher Edward Kurdyla, is "a balanced, thoughtful but brutally honest guide for teens interested in joining the military."
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