Fallen Angels
A coming of age tale for young adults set in the trenches of the Vietnam War in the late 1960s,Fallen Angelsis the story of Perry, a Harlem teenager who volunteers for the service when his dream of attending college falls through. Sent to the front lines, Perry and his platoon come face-to-face with the Vietcong and the real horror of warfare. But violence and death aren't the only hardships. As Perry struggles to find virtue in himself and his comrades, he questions why black troops are given the most dangerous assignments, and why the U.S. is there at all.Fallen Angelswon the 1989Coretta Scott King Award.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.