U.S. Army Green Beret Missions: A Timeline

by Lisa M. Bolt Simons

Overview

Who were the Alamo Scouts? What is unconventional warfare? This unique timeline of the US Army Special Forces Green Beret missions seizes the courage and drama these soldiers experienced. Follow along to learn more!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781491487020
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2016
Series:	Special Ops Mission Timelines
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.31(d)
Lexile:	860L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 14 Years

About the Author

Lisa M. Bolt Simons has published more than 50 nonfiction children's books, as well as four middle grade "choose your path" novels and an adult history book. She's twice received an Honorable Mention for the McKnight Artist Fellowship for Writers in Children's Literature. She's also received a Minnesota State Arts Board Grant and other accolades for her writing. Lisa is a proud mom to her science- and math-minded twin daughter and son. Originally from Colorado, Lisa lives in Southern Minnesota with her husband, who also loves to read.

Table of Contents

Unconventional soldiers — Operation Raincoat — Myitkyina Campaign — Cabanatuan Operation — Battle of Nam Dong — Fight at Chau Phu — Operation Just Cause — Operation Desert Sabre — Battle of Mazar-e Sharif — Battle at Qala-i-Jangi Fort — Invasion of Iraq — Exercise Flintlock — Elite warriors.

Interviews

engaging, low-level text; historically accurate photographs; Fact Boxes; On-Page Definitions of Glossary Terms; Maps; Timeline