Leo Thorsness : Vietnam: valor in the sky
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Author
Published
New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
100 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 2
Status
South Valleys Library - Children's Nonfiction - Biography Shelf
J BIO THORSNESS 2019
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J BIO THORSNESS 2019
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographies.
Fighter pilots -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Juvenile works
Prisoners of war -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Prisoners of war -- Vietnam -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Thorsness, Leo, -- 1932-2017 -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Aerial operations, American -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Fighter pilots -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Juvenile works
Prisoners of war -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Prisoners of war -- Vietnam -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Thorsness, Leo, -- 1932-2017 -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Aerial operations, American -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Published
New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2019.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
MG
Level 7.1, 2 Points
Level 7.1, 2 Points
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 97-100).
Description
Presents the story of a Vietnam War POW, from his training to become a jet pilot, at the age of eighteen and the mission during which he was shot down and captured through his harrowing six-year incarceration within the "Hanoi Hilton."
Description
For middle-grade readers, the true story of a pilot in the U.S. Air Force who received the Medal of Honor for his great acts of aerial valor. Lieutenant Colonel Leo K. Thorsness was a Wild Weasel pilot in the Vietnam War, targeting enemy missile sites. On a 1967 mission, when his wingmen ejected from their burning aircraft, Thorsness initiated attacks on enemy planes and other daring maneuvers in order to protect them. Two weeks later, he was shot down and would become a P. O. W. for the next six years. This is the third nonfiction middle-grade book in the Medal of Honor series, which profiles the courage and accomplishments of recipients of the Medal of Honor, the highest and most prestigious personal military decoration, awarded to recognize U.S. military service members who have distinguished themselves through extraordinary acts of valor.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Spradlin, M. P. (2019). Leo Thorsness: Vietnam: valor in the sky (First edition.). Farrar Straus Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Spradlin, Michael P. 2019. Leo Thorsness: Vietnam: Valor in the Sky. Farrar Straus Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Spradlin, Michael P. Leo Thorsness: Vietnam: Valor in the Sky Farrar Straus Giroux, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Spradlin, Michael P. Leo Thorsness: Vietnam: Valor in the Sky First edition., Farrar Straus Giroux, 2019.
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