The Beardless Warriors Author:Richard Matheson The Beardless Warriors are a squad of teenage US infantrymen fighting their way across Germany during the closing weeks of World War II. Everett Hackermeyer is the most recent addition to the squad. A troubled youth from a hellish family background, Hack faces a new kind of inferno on the front lines, where he discovers hidden reserves he never ... more »knew he possessed. Ironically, he only comes to value his own life when he runs the very real chance of losing it.« less