Bibliograph

Spearhead, an American tank gunner, his enemy, and a collision of lives in World War II, adapted for Young Adults, Adam Makos

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Spearhead, an American tank gunner, his enemy, and a collision of lives in World War II, adapted for Young Adults, Adam Makos

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrationsphotographs

Index

index present

Intended audience

Ages 12 & UP, Delacorte PressHL800L, Lexile

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Spearhead

Responsibility statement

Adam Makos

Sub title

an American tank gunner, his enemy, and a collision of lives in World War II, adapted for Young Adults

Summary

"Clarence Smoyer began the war as a gentle giant, a factory worker from Pennsylvania coal country reluctant to unleash the power of the Sherman tank he crewed. But as his tank platoon fought its way from Normandy to the Rhine and beyond, and he watched his friends cut down one by one, he learned to kill with deadly accuracy and efficiency. His fight would climax in Cologne, in the shadow of the great cathedral, where he took a shot immortalized by a chance photograph--and where he would later forge a friendship with the German tanker he tragically dueled soon after."

Target audience

adolescent

resource.variantTitle

American tank gunner, his enemy, and a collision of lives in World War II, adapted for Young Adults

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