Five Fingers, The cover

Five Fingers, The

by Gayle Rivers

This book is a fast paced story of a secret mission into North Vietnam to kill the leader of the North Vietnamese army, General Giap, a true to life player in the drama of the Vietnamese War. Five hand picked men travel via a lengthy trek through Cambodia and back across the border into North Vietnam to accomlish their mission. In the middle of trying to accomplish the mission, they are betrayed, and then must make it back safely to the allied base from which they launched their misssion, while every route of their planned escape is covered by the enemy, thanks to their betrayers. Do they make it back? Read and find out.

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Chappie’s discussion starters

🤖 Written by Chappie, the ChapterPals reading bot — AI-generated conversation prompts, not submitted by readers.

  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?