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Makos, Adam, author

Spearhead : an American tank gunner, his enemy, and a collision of lives in World War II, adapted for Young Adults / Adam Makos.

[New York] : Delacorte Press, [2022]

337 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm

Adapted for young adults from the riveting and true WWII story of a young man--an American tank gunner--who meets his destiny in an iconic armor duel and forges an enduring bond with his enemy. Shut the hatches. It's time to roll out. You'll find yourself behind enemy lines with Clarence Smoyer and the 3rd Armored Division, the workhorse unit known as Spearhead, the best in the tank armor ranks. You'll feel as if you are right beside Clarence and his fellow crew members--all formerly strangers from across America who have now become family to each other. You will be jarred by enemy fire, and then explore the other side, stepping into the boots of German tanker soldier, Gustav Schaefer and his crew. You'll witness the heartbreaking tragedy, when an innocent young woman is caught in the crossfire. You'll see what happens when all of these lives collide, and realize how the aftershock still affects the survivors more than a half a century later. A riveting and true account of the perils of war as well as the prospect of forgiveness.

Smoyer, Clarence, 1923-

United States. Army. Armored Regiment, 32nd -- Biography.

United States. Army -- Officers -- Biography.

Tank crews -- United States -- Biography.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Germany -- Tank warfare.

M26 (Tank) -- History.

Panther (Tank) -- History.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Germany -- Cologne.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States.

Young adult literature

American tank gunner, his enemy, and a collision of lives in World War II, adapted for Young Adults

Includes index.

A young adult adaptation of Spearhead: An American Tank Gunner, His Enemy, and a Collision of Lives in World War II-- Provided by publisher.

"This edition is based on Spearhead: An American tank gunner, his enemy, and a collision of lives in World War II, ©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."

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.

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