Three days in Vietnam : a vet's harrowing story / by John DiConsiglio.
Material type: TextSeries: Total war | XbooksPublisher: New York, NY : Scholastic Inc., [2020]Description: 48 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780531238172
- 0531238172
- 9780531243831
- 0531243834
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 959.7043 D554 | Available | 33111009589264 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Vietnam War marked a tragic period in U.S. history.High-interest topics, real stories, engaging design and astonishing photos are the building blocks of the XBooks, a new series of books designed to engage and motivate reluctant and enthusiastic readers alike. With topics based in science, history, and social studies, these action-packed books will help students unlock the power and pleasure of reading... and always ask for more!This is the story of one man who lost a friend and a leader in a massacre known as Hamburger Hill.
Grades 4-6. Scholastic Inc.
"Book about the three days in Vietnam"-- Provided by publisher.
Includes index.
Into the Killing Zone : a U.S. soldier is sent into a fierce battle on Hill 937. Private Mike Serrano. The Vietnam War -- Up the hill : on May 14, Serrano's platoon joins the battle on Hamburger Hill -- The point man : on May 16, NVA soldiers are poised to attack Serrano's platoon. Military units -- Ambushed : Roger Pedue gives his life to save the men in his platoon. Weapons of war -- "It could have been me" : Serrano is badly wounded on Hamburger Hill. But at least he's alive -- After Hamburger Hill : the battle, and the war, eventually come to a bloody end. Aftermath.