| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
x, 337 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| 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. |
| Note |
A young adult adaptation of Spearhead: An American Tank Gunner, His Enemy, and a Collision of Lives in World War II-- Provided by publisher. |
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"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." |
| Audience |
Ages 12 & UP Delacorte Press. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Smoyer, Clarence, 1923- -- Juvenile literature.
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United States. Army. Armored Regiment, 32nd -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Tank crews -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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United States. Army -- Officers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front -- Juvenile literature.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Germany -- Tank warfare -- Juvenile literature.
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M26 (Tank) -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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Panther (Tank) -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Germany -- Cologne -- Juvenile literature.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
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United States. Army. (OCoLC)fst00533532
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Armed Forces -- Officers.
(OCoLC)fst00814617
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M26 (Tank) (OCoLC)fst01004463
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Military campaigns. (OCoLC)fst01710190
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Panther (Tank) (OCoLC)fst01052228
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Regimental histories. (OCoLC)fst01354209
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Tank crews. (OCoLC)fst01142687
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Tank warfare. (OCoLC)fst01142710
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Germany. (OCoLC)fst01210272
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Germany -- Cologne.
(OCoLC)fst01208521
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Western Front (World War (1939-1945)) (OCoLC)fst01900004
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Smoyer, Clarence, 1923-
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United States. Army. Armored Regiment, 32nd -- Biography.
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Tank crews.
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United States. Army -- Officers -- Biography.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Tank warfare.
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M26 (Tank) -- History.
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Panther (Tank) -- History.
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World War, 1939-1945.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories.
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World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924
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| Chronological Term |
1939-1945
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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Biographies.
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| Added Title |
American tank gunner, his enemy, and a collision of lives in World War II, adapted for Young Adults |
| Other Editions: |
Adaptation of: Makos, Adam, author. Spearhead New York : Ballantine Books, [2019] 9780804176729 (DLC) 2018039460 |
| Other Form: |
Online version: Makos, Adam. Spearhead First edition. [New York] : Delacorte Press, [2022] 9780593303474 (DLC) 2021041510 |
| ISBN |
9780593303450 (hardcover) |
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0593303458 (hardcover) |
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9780593303467 (library binding) |
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0593303466 (library binding) |
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9780593303474 (ebook) |
