Good devils / Chris Lynch.
by Lynch, Chris [author.].
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BookSeries: Special forces ; book 3.Publisher: New York : Scholastic Press, 2020.Edition: First edition.Description: 199 pages ; 22 cm.ISBN: 9780545861687; 0545861683.Subject(s): 1939-1945 | Brothers -- Juvenile fiction | False personation -- Juvenile fiction | World War, 1939-1945 -- Juvenile fiction | Special forces (Military science) -- Juvenile fiction | Young adult fiction | Brothers -- Fiction | False personation -- Fiction | World War, 1939-1945 -- Fiction | Special forces (Military science) -- Fiction | Young adult fiction | Brothers | False personation | Special forces (Military science)Genre/Form: Young adult fiction. | Young adult works. | Fiction. | Historical fiction. | Juvenile works. | War fiction. | Young adult fiction. | Historical fiction. | War fiction.DDC classification: [Fic] | 813.54 Summary: Gabriel Greene is too young to join the military, but after Pearl Harbor he and his sickly older brother, Dallas, each take the other's name. The Army has special uses for soldiers as ferocious and tenacious as Gabe-- the First Special Service Force. From the start it's intended to go where other soldiers won't-- and soon Gabe and his fellow commandos will get their wish: combat. -- adapted from jacketSummary: "The First Special Service Force is an elite commando unit composed of American and Canadian troops. From the start, the Force is intended to go where other soldiers won't. The call for volunteers specifically singles out lumberjacks, hunters, prospectors, and game wardens as ideal candidates. And their training is anything but basic, including intense lessons in parachuting, hand-to-hand combat, skiing, rock climbing, and adaptation to cold climates. One tight group of young men have made a point of carrying The Commando Pocket Manual with them everywhere. They build a unified little community around it, a text to guide them through the war."-- Publisher's description
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Sequel to: Minesweeper.
Gabriel Greene is too young to join the military, but after Pearl Harbor he and his sickly older brother, Dallas, each take the other's name. The Army has special uses for soldiers as ferocious and tenacious as Gabe-- the First Special Service Force. From the start it's intended to go where other soldiers won't-- and soon Gabe and his fellow commandos will get their wish: combat. -- adapted from jacket
"The First Special Service Force is an elite commando unit composed of American and Canadian troops. From the start, the Force is intended to go where other soldiers won't. The call for volunteers specifically singles out lumberjacks, hunters, prospectors, and game wardens as ideal candidates. And their training is anything but basic, including intense lessons in parachuting, hand-to-hand combat, skiing, rock climbing, and adaptation to cold climates. One tight group of young men have made a point of carrying The Commando Pocket Manual with them everywhere. They build a unified little community around it, a text to guide them through the war."-- Publisher's description
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