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Spencer Morgan And Dieter Hedrick Are On Opposite Sides Of The War And Fighting For The Same Thing. At the age of fifteen, Dieter's blind devotion gets him promoted from Hitler Youth into the German army. Dieter's determined to prove his allegiance and bravery all costs. Spence, just... read more

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At the age of fifteen, Dieter's blind devotion gets him promoted from the Hitler Youth into hte German army. Dieter's determined to prove his allegiance and bravery at all costs.

Spence, just sixteen, drops out of his Utah high school to begin training as a paratrooper. He's seen... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

At the age of fifteen, Dieter's blind devotion gets him promoted from the Hitler Youth into hte German army. Dieter's determined to prove his allegiance and bravery at all costs.

Spence, just sixteen, drops out of his Utah high school to begin training as a paratrooper. He's seen how boys who weren't much in high school can come home heroes, and Spence wants to prove to his friends and family that he really can be something.

Their worst fear was that the war would end too soon--that they wouldn't get the chance to prove themselves. But when they finally see the action they were hoping for, it's like nothing they could have ever imagined.

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  • “"I aimed for there feet so they could go home to loved ones!"”
    Corpral Schrafer

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Dieter watched the older boys dive into the pond, fearless.

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  1. Dean Hughes (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2001
ISBN: 0689817487
Page Count: 162

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