Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
6.8
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
6945
Points per Word
0.000144
Page Count
48
Points per Page
0.020833
Description
Although women had participated in previous wars, World War II was the first war that officially allowed women to serve in the armed forces. Women in the military attended boot camp, took classes, and were trained for military jobs.