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Author:

Makos, Adam, author.

Title:

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

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Delacorte Press,

Copyright Date:

2022

Description:

x, 337 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 22 cm

Subject:

Smoyer, Clarence,--1923---Juvenile literature.
United States.--Armored Regiment, 32nd--Armored Regiment, 32nd--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Tank crews--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
United States.--Army--Officers--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Western Front--Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945--Germany--Tank warfare--Juvenile literature.
M26 (Tank)--History--Juvenile literature.
Panther (Tank)--History--Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945--Cologne--Cologne--Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States--Juvenile literature.
Smoyer, Clarence,--1923-
United States.--Armored Regiment, 32nd--Armored Regiment, 32nd--Biography.
Tank crews--Biography.
United States.--Army--Officers--Biography.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Western Front.
World War, 1939-1945--Germany--Tank warfare.
M26 (Tank)--History.
Panther (Tank)--History.
World War, 1939-1945--Cologne.--Cologne.
World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
Smoyer, Clarence,--1923-
United States.--Armored Regiment, 32nd--Armored Regiment, 32nd--Biography.
Tank crews.
United States.--Army--Officers--Biography.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Western Front.
World War, 1939-1945--Tank warfare.
M26 (Tank)--History.
Panther (Tank)--History.
World War, 1939-1945.
World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories.
Armed Forces--Officers.
Military campaigns.
Regimental histories.
Tank warfare.
Germany--Cologne.
Western Front (World War (1939-1945))
Biography
Biographies.
History.
Juvenile works.
Young adult nonfiction.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 328-329) and index. A young adult adaptation of Spearhead: An American Tank Gunner, His Enemy, and a Collision of Lives in World War II-- Provided by publisher. "This edition is based on Spearhead: An American tank gunner, his enemy, and a collision of lives in World War II, copyright © 2019 by Adam Makos. Published in hardcover by Ballantine Books, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, New York, in 2019."

Contents:

The Gentle Giant -- Baptism -- "Bubi" -- The Fields -- The Foray -- Beyond the Wall -- The Fourth Tank -- Hope -- Something Bigger -- America's Tiger -- Two Miles -- Hunting -- The Fire Department of the West -- Going First -- Victory or Siberia -- The Monster -- The Conquerors -- The Breakout -- The American Blitz -- The Fatherless -- Family -- Come Out and Fight -- The Giant -- Getting Home -- The Last Battle.

Summary:

Adapted for young adults from the New York Times best-seller, this gripping true account of a WWII American tank gunner, who met his destiny in an armor duel and forged an enduring bond with his enemy, brings to life the perils of war.

ISBN:

0593303458
9780593303450

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1268120406

LCCN:

2021041509

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

SIPD314 -- James Kennedy Public Library (Dyersville)

ETPD745 -- Emmetsburg Public Library (Emmetsburg)

S1PD771 -- Johnston Public Library (Johnston)

KWPE446 -- Mount Pleasant Public Library (Mount Pleasant)

BVPE851 -- Nevada Public Library (Nevada)

XAPE737 -- Shenandoah Public Library (Shenandoah)

SKPC094 -- Sumner Public Library (Sumner)