Project Gutenberg 2007-07-06 Copyrighted. Read the copyright notice inside this book for details. 236 Cox, John Coming of Age: 1939-1946 "Coming of Age: 1939-1946" by John Cox is a historical account written in the early 21st century. The book reflects on the author's experiences growing up during World War II, particularly focusing on his life in the military and the impact of the war on civilians. It likely chronicles themes of youth, camaraderie, and the brutal realities of war through personal anecdotes. The opening of the narrative sets the stage with a foreword that explains the author's motivation for compiling his chapters after decades of recollection. It begins with the atmosphere of 1938, where the looming threat of war is palpable, and follows the author, then a 20-year-old draughtsman, as he enlists in the Territorial Army. The text introduces his initial steps into military life, detailing the camaraderie formed with fellow recruits and their humorous missteps during training. As the story unfolds, it captures the mundane yet profound aspects of life as a soldier, the mixed emotions of anticipation and anxiety before war breaks out, and the evolving dynamics of his fellow soldiers as they adapt to their roles in the face of an impending global conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives D731 Text World War II Category: Biographies Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 302609 2025-08-09T07:31:04.811174 text/html 283356 2007-07-05T22:24:07 text/html 764043 2025-08-09T07:31:11.122156 application/epub+zip 768655 2025-08-09T07:31:07.305181 application/epub+zip 165802 2025-08-09T07:31:06.207170 application/epub+zip 883557 2025-08-09T07:31:14.055103 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 857004 2025-08-09T07:31:10.429141 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236259 2022-09-10T09:19:59.235487 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 231251 2025-08-09T07:31:04.239180 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 232504 2007-07-05T22:24:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18084 2025-08-09T07:31:14.171120 application/rdf+xml 13710 2025-08-09T07:31:06.702164 image/jpeg 3845 2025-08-09T07:31:06.451173 image/jpeg 91814 2007-07-05T22:24:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 97131 2007-07-05T22:24:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 772247 2025-08-09T07:31:04.876159 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog