Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
7.8
Points
3.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
17615
Points per Word
0.00017
Page Count
128
Points per Page
0.023438
Series
American War
Description
The book recounts the 1990-1991 Persian Gulf War, when Iraq invaded Kuwait and a U.S.-led coalition of nations mobilized to liberate it. It describes the military strategies, key battles, and the massive air and ground campaign that forced Iraqi forces from Kuwait. The narrative follows American and allied military leaders and soldiers as they fought in the deserts of the Persian Gulf region.