Title:
U.S. Army by the numbers / by Lisa M. Bolt Simons ; consultant, Major (Ret.) Margaret Griffin, MS.
ISBN:
9781476559650
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Publication Information:
North Mankato, Minnesota : Capstone Press, [2014]
Physical Description:
1 online resource (32 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color).
General Note:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Contents:
America's soldiers -- Army weapons -- The army in 3s -- The Abrams tank -- A ready soldier -- Battle of the Bulge, World War II -- Then and now -- Operation Iraqi Freedom -- Working in the army -- D-Day -- K-9s -- The army in 1s -- Special operations forces.
Summary:
Presents a wide variety of statistics and numbers offering information on the U.S. Army, such as how many weeks of training Army Rangers are required to do, how many soldiers fit in a CH-47 Chinook, and how many bullets the .50-caliber machine gun on an Abrams tank can shoot.
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Electronic Access:
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Interest grade level:
3-5.
Audience:
IG 920 Lexile.
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Availability:
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