He loves fighting for his country, but he wasnt feeling that great about any of it. My favorite scene in the book is where ivan finally gets to vietnam and begins going out on missions with his battalion. After finishing i pledge allegiance by chris lynch, i decided that i should check out the next book. Book about a mythical sharpshooter of the vietnamkorean. As their tours of duty in the vietnam war near completion and the war itself spirals out of control, best friends morris, rudi, ivan, and beck are on a collisio. Summary sharpshooter is a great fun book to read the storystarts off with a boy named ivan and his friends are all going to war butivan is the only one that is looking forward to war. Out of the four of them ivan is the only one who is excited to go and fight. Book about a mythical sharpshooter of the vietnamkorean war. Winner of the 2016 pulitzer prize for fiction, this debut novel could fit into half a dozen genres of vietnam war books from war narrative to immigrant story, from mystery to political, from metafiction to. He has always been one to stand up and fight for his friends. Guy a rich entitled, guy b best friend of a nice down to earth and a female character who originally was in love with a and fell pregnant but was surprised that he didn. He has protected his friends from bullies for years. Military units composed of sharpshooters were important factors in 19thcentury combat.
Read the book on paper it is quite a powerful experience. With a little gore because it is the vietnam war, this is a worthwhile addition to chris lynchs collection, though not with the depth and literary insight as tim obriens novels. Although he finds out real quick that he has a lot more to learn then what his army veteran dad has told him. Follows many character stories but they all revolve around 3 characters. Thats because ivan has never backed down from a fightespecially when it comes to fighting for whats right. Of all his friends, ivan is the only one looking forward to war. The other guys pepper the area blindly with rifle shots. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Ivan was thrilled that rudi passed because he can now go to vietnam and fight. Emotional and suspenseful with intense combat action youthful patriotism meets its match in this gritty novel about the harsh realities of the vietnam war.
Chris lynch born july 2, 1962 is an american writer of books for young people. This process takes no more than a few hours and well send you an email once approved. Chris lynch is a national book award finalist and the author of many highly acclaimed books for young adults, including the big game of everything, who the man, and the michael l. The realities of war in the humid jungles of vietnam are in stark contrast to his former life in boston. Over a million stunning new images at your fingertips. His father is a proud wwii veteran and ivan has grown up listening to all of his war stories. Iceman, shadow boxer, gold dust, and slot machine, all ala best books for young adults. Thats because ivan has never backed down from a fight especially when it comes to fighting for whats. Each book in this series is narrated by one of four friends, so readers will understand how war has profoundly changed each.
I pledge allegiance and millions of other books are available for instant. Walking wounded by chris lynch morris, beck, ivan and rudi have been friends since forever, so when rudi was drafted, morris convinced the others join up and go to vietnam together, thinking they could watch out for each other by joining a different branch of the armed forces. Plot summary part one the story begins with four friends who have just finished high school. This time, it is the military man of the group of friends. In the fiction section, you will find the best books on vietnam war, other vietnam bestseller novels as well as novels set in vietnam. Sharpshooter sharpshooter audiobook, by dusty richards. He ends up being the best sniper and gets promoted to higher ranks. Along with marksman and expert, sharpshooter is one of the three marksmanship badges awarded by the u.
We follow him to vietnam where he is stationed for the main part of this book, we see how he grows and develops throughout the story and how the war affects him and his life decisions. Vietnam 2 sharpshooter top results of your surfing vietnam 2 sharpshooter start download portable document format pdf and e books electronic books free online rating news 20162017 is books that can provide inspiration, insight, knowledge to the reader. Then they discover that the vietnam war is getting worse and worse by the day, so they decided to make a four way pact. Vietnam 2 sharpshooter top results of your surfing vietnam 2 sharpshooter start download portable document format pdf and ebooks electronic books free online rating news 20162017 is books that can provide inspiration, insight, knowledge to the reader. Setting the vietnam series by chris lynch mostly takes place in the. Vietnam after rudi got drafted he passed the physical.
Book about a mythical sharpshooter of the vietnam korean war trying to remember a book i read in high school about one of the best sharpshooters of, i believe, the vietnam war or korean war. Since this volume repeats the opening of the first i pledge allegiance, 2011, it easily stands alone, but the series gains richness from the multiple narratives, boding well for the overall story when all four characters have had their say. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other giant bomb users. This is because hewould always stand up for himself, his family, and his friends he was afighter. It is a sequel of i pledge allegiance and is in another point of view. If i werent of to read the other books in the series and just read this one, i would definitely read the other vietnam books. His father and grandfather are both fully decorated military war heroes so he has always had alot of pressure on him to be in the military. Sharpshooter vietnam, book 2 lynch, chris sharpshooter vietnam. Carlos norman hathcock ii may 20, 1942 february 22, 1999 was a united states marine corps usmc sniper with a service record of 93 confirmed kills. In this post, you will find a list of the best vietnam books to read in 2020. I have broken down the best books about vietnam into helpful sections. Dead in the water by chris lynch available from rakuten kobo.
Jan 01, 2012 after finishing the social studies, i want to check out some vietnam war books. The main character, morris, struggles with what the point of. Among the most positive is an abundance of topnotch books, many written by veterans of the conflict. I would recommend this book to young adults and over. A sharpshooter is one who is highly proficient at firing firearms or other projectile weapons accurately. Come home from that pointless and immoral war and find one. After all, his dad was in world war ii, and ivan grew up on stories of patton and.
Plot summary dawson hunters site vietnam sharpshooter. The first in a series about the vietnam war, i pledge allegiance sees four best friends join four branches of the military and head off to war. He now teaches at lesley university in the creative writing mfa program. Now that i have finally read it, i have finished the while series. Corporal lightfoot fairly lights up the entire jungle with machinegun fire.
Though he is smart and ambitious, his alcoholic single mother cannot afford to send him to college, so he joins the army to escape an uncertain future. Four best friends together, made a pledge that if anyone of them is. The ultimate 2020 list of best vietnam books to read. Red dead redemption 2 sharpshooter challenges guide. Ebook vietnam 2 sharpshooter as pdf download portable. Richie is a seventeenyearold high school graduate from harlem. Ivan has never backed down from a fight especially when it comes to fighting for whats right. His works include inexcusable, a finalist for the u.
He is devastated but deals with what happened to his friends and believes that they can survive the war. Richie is sent to vietnam, and during his months there, he suffers numerous. We follow him to vietnam where he is stationed for the main part of this book, we see how he. Lynch def tl y explores the impact of the vietnam war on the youth who fought it. The four friends make the pledge to enlist if any one is drafted. Everyone is dreading ever getting a letter from the military except for ivan buyck.
Ivan ivan is the main character we follow him throughout the book. Vietnam series by chris lynch goodreads share book. Recommended for all high school and public libraries. Now, as war erupts in vietnam, he wants nothing more than to fight for his country as a soldier in the us army, just as his father did in world war ii. Ivan has never backed down from a fightespecially when it comes to fighting for whats right. After finishing the social studies, i want to check out some vietnam war books. They come together to watch the news on the draft over. It is funny that each book, the main character is different. They live in boston and it is in the 60s during the vietnam war.
Sharpshooter by chris lynch available from rakuten kobo. Enlisting in the united states army, he is trained to be a sniper. The first part of the book has to do with the build up of getting to know all of the characters again. Ivan excels at boot camp, and during his deployment he is selected for an elite sharpshooter group. And for the first time, ivan is forced to question what. National book award for young peoples literature, and iceman,the right fight, shadow boxer, gold dust, and slot machine, all ala best books for young adults. I wholly recommend this book to whoever wants to know more about the vietnam war or about the army. Climax rising action ivan, in vietnam, is hiding behind a small bush, sees blood so he reaches his hand in the bush and pulls out a chunk of a head. When ivan got to vietnam he was disappointed that he had to stay on a boat. In the brutal, unforgiving wastes of the arizona desert, chet byrnes built a cattle ranching empire with his bare hands, steel will, and a fast draw. Hathcocks record and the extraordinary details of the missions he undertook made him a legend in the u. The early morning air is cut up with rifle shots coming at us from maybe two hundred yards inland. You may think youre pretty handy with your chosen firearms, but if you want to prove your skills then the red dead redemption 2 sharpshooter challenges are the perfect opportunity to demonstrate. The point of view, how the character talked in first person, made it feel like i was there with him.
Beck made a pledge that if one of them was drafted into the vietnam war then they would all go. Apr 30, 20 the funny thing is, i have read all other vietnam books except this one. And now, as war erupts in vietnam, ivan wants nothing more than to fight for his country, just as his father did in world war ii. When four friends graduate from high school during the vietnam war, there is no doubt that ivan will enlist. Along with marksman and expert, sharpshooter is one of the three. Western heritage and western writers of america spur awardwinning author dusty richards spins a thrilling new tale in the epic byrnes family saga. He writes books for middle school and teenage readers. They made a promise in school that if any of them were drafted that the other 3 would enlist too. The best vietnam war novels yet for this age range.
Systrom this is the comanding officer of ivan during his time in vietnam, this is a tough battle hardened lt. These include winners of national book awards and pulitzer prizes, both fiction and nonfiction. This all adds up and really allows the reader to envision what it feels and sounds like during the vietnam conflict. This book is so engaging that i could barely put it down. Vietnam book 2 sharpshooter ivan joins the military due to his family religion to fight in the vietnam war for his country, but soon realizes his best friends have been drafted to the war. They really portray the life of a soldier in vietnam well and set the scenery and background noise. Vietnam book two sharpshooter by jack kapuszcak on prezi. A slew of war memoirs stand with the best writing of that genre. Now, as war erupts in vietnam, he wants nothing more than to fight for his country as a soldier in the us army pdf. Does the electronic version of the book completely replace the paper version.
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