Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
8.4
Points
5.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
29483
Points per Word
0.00017
Page Count
92
Points per Page
0.054348
Description
Bradley Biggs, the first black officer accepted for parachute duty in the U.S. Army, tells the story of how the Triple Nickles overcame ignorance and racism to become the first black army unit to be integrated into the "regular" army during World War II.