Fallen Angels
By Walter Dean Myers
A Soldier's View On Vietnam
Perry, fresh in the army, is fighting brutal battles with his platoon. He sees the raw world of Vietnam. On his adventures there watch him fight against the fearsome Vietcong and the North Vietnamese Army.
"Lord, let us feel pity for Private Jenkins, and sorrow for ourselves, and all the angel warriors that fail. Let us fear death, but let it not live within us. Protect us, O Lord, and be merciful unto us. Amen."
U.S. Side
American troops and Huey gunships run across a field in Vietnam. These helicopters are much like the ones the platoon evacuated and flew in on.
Vietnamese Side
Veitcong soldiers preparing for a fight with American troops. These would have been the people Perry was fighting against.
The Country
The country of Vietnam shown on a map in South-East Asia. The platoon moved all over this country in the book.
New York Times-". . . as thought provoking as it is entertaining, touching and, on occasion, humorous."
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