Search and Destroy
11.99
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Book Details
Author(s)Dean Hughes,
PublisherAtheneum Books for Young Readers
ISBN / ASIN1481427032
ISBN-139781481427036
Sales Rank236,232
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
A boy discovers the complexities of conflict in this fast-paced and thoughtful look at the Vietnam War from the acclaimed author of Soldier Boys and Missing in Action.
Rick Ward wants to go to war.
And he s not sure why. Maybe he s running from his dad and his crazy temper. Maybe he s running from his girl, who seems to think he s more of a joke than a man. Or maybe he s just running to find himself.
After basic training, Rick enlists with the Charlie Rangers, a special unit that ambushes the enemy in secret jungle raids. It is the most dangerous front line duty, and Rick s six-man team will experience everything from horrifying enemy encounters to mourning the death of a comrade.
Rick will discover that no one not protestors, politicians, or writers has got a clue. And he will see that war is far bigger, scarier, and more complicated than anything he ever could have imagined.
Rick Ward wants to go to war.
And he s not sure why. Maybe he s running from his dad and his crazy temper. Maybe he s running from his girl, who seems to think he s more of a joke than a man. Or maybe he s just running to find himself.
After basic training, Rick enlists with the Charlie Rangers, a special unit that ambushes the enemy in secret jungle raids. It is the most dangerous front line duty, and Rick s six-man team will experience everything from horrifying enemy encounters to mourning the death of a comrade.
Rick will discover that no one not protestors, politicians, or writers has got a clue. And he will see that war is far bigger, scarier, and more complicated than anything he ever could have imagined.

