The Journal of Scott Pendalton Collins: A World War 2 Soldier
A seventeen-year-old soldier from central Virginia records his experiences in a journal as his regiment takes part in the D-Day invasion of Normandy and subsequent battles to liberate France.
A seventeen-year-old soldier from central Virginia records his experiences in a journal as his regiment takes part in the D-Day invasion of Normandy and subsequent battles to liberate France.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780439050135 (0439050138)
ASIN: 439050138
Publish date: June 1st 1999
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Pages no: 140
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Childrens,
History,
Literature,
Juvenile,
American,
Historical Fiction,
Middle Grade,
War,
World War II,
Diary
Series: My Name Is America
I liked that this book told the story of D-day and its aftermath from the "everyday soldier" perspective, but I couldn't get used to the lack of detail that this perspective resulted in. So far as a younger reader book goes, I think it is interesting and has enough detail for children to understand ...
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