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Homer Randall
A pen name tied to the Stratemeyer Syndicate, this byline is best known for the World War I-era Army Boys adventures. The books follow young American soldiers from training camp to the European front, mixing action, patriotism, and fast-moving serial storytelling.
5 Audiobooks
Army Boys on the Firing Line; or, Holding Back the German Drive
by Homer Randall
Army Boys in France; or, From Training Camp to Trenches
by Homer Randall
Army Boys on German Soil: Our Doughboys Quelling the Mobs
by Homer Randall
About the author
Homer Randall was not a single well-documented public literary figure, but a house pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate. That publishing syndicate created many popular children's and young-adult series, often releasing books under shared pen names rather than highlighting the individual ghostwriters behind them.
The Homer Randall name is chiefly associated with the Army Boys series, a run of six novels published around 1919 and 1920 and set during World War I. These stories were written to be brisk, adventurous, and accessible, following young soldiers through training, trench warfare, and the push into Germany.
Because the name functioned as a syndicate byline, biographical details about a personal "Homer Randall" are limited and uncertain. Some reference sources connect the series to writer John W. Duffield, but the clearest reliable point is that Homer Randall was used as a collective publishing name for these wartime adventure books.