Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.8
Points
10.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
63105
Points per Word
0.000158
Page Count
283
Points per Page
0.035336
Description
A collection of interconnected short stories that explore the Vietnam War experiences of the men of Alpha Company, beginning with a meditation on the things carried by each soldier, practical & personal, as they make their way through the theater of war.