To escape slaughterhouse work, Max Coleman, 17, and a buddy enlist in the United States’ tiny professional army. Max’s top marksmanship leads to early promotion. During their service with the U.S.-Mexico border garrison in Texas, war explodes in Europe. Toughened by chasing Pancho Villa, Max and his fellow regulars must train a glut of draftees as the army grows 20 times its size. Then their regiment, the 16th Infantry, leads the army to the trenches in France. The German arm teaches the newcomers bloody lessons. But Yanks like Max learn well. At last under unified command, the allies and Yanks defeat the Bosche in six freezing, miserable, bloody weeks of combat. If Remarque’s All Quiet On The Western Front or Follett’s Fall Of Giants, appealed to you, try To End All Wars. Buy this tale of a soldier’s life and combat in thigh-deep mud.