D-Day Heroes

Ten True Tales

by Allan Zullo

Read the true stories of some brave soldiers, sailors, and airmen who risked their lives on D-Day, June 6, 1944, including glider pilot Pete Buckley, Army medic "Woody" Woodson, and First Sergeant Leonard "Bud" Lomell and Staff Sergeant Jack Kuhn. These and other brave soldiers, sailors, and airmen risked their lives on D-Day. You will never forget their true stories of courage and valor.

Operation Overlord --
The silent sky warrior: Flight Officer George "Pete" Buckley --
The anchor man and the skipper: Seaman 1st Class Gene Oxley and Lieutenant Coit Hendley, Jr. --
The smoking guns: 1st Sergeant Leonard "Bud" Lomell and Staff Sergeant Jack Kuhn --
Bloodied but unbowed: Corporal Waverly "Woody" Woodson, Jr. --
Killer instinct: Staff Sergeant Harrison Summers --
"The unsinkable is sinking!": Ensign Joseph "Joe" Alexander --
The jumping chaplain: Captain Francis Sampson --
Madness and mayhem: Ensign Joseph "Joe" Vaghi, Jr. and his platoon --
Beyond the call of duty: Sergeant Walter Ehlers --
The matchbox boat: Lieutenant Robert McPhail and his crew

Genres: History

185 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2018

About the author

Allan Zullo is an American non-fiction writer. He is the author or co-author of more than eighty paperbacks for adults and children.

A native of Rockford, Illinois, Zullo graduated from Northern Illinois University in 1969 with a degree in journalism. His books include The Baseball Hall of Shame and Baseball Confidential (both co-written with Bruce Nash), A Boomer's Guide to Grandparenting (co-written with his wife Kathryn), and the Haunted Kids series. Zullo has also written articles for The National Enquirer, The Christian Science Monitor, Ladies Home Journal, and The Palm Beach Post. His syndicated comic strip "The Ghost Story Club" ran in American newspapers from 1995 to 1998.

Zullo currently lives in Fairview, North Carolina.

Reviews

[Ashley Stokes]

In this book, your child will get an inside look at the Vietnam War and the experiences some soldiers faced through ten gripping tales. The format of the title makes it the perfect tool for easy reading, helping even the most reluctant readers engage with one thrilling story at a time without feeling overwhelmed.

Lexile Level: 1110

[Haley Kilgour · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think a lot of people hear D-Day and think, oh yeah, easy victory. Forgetting that it wasn’t an easy victory and that battle is always a mess.

I think this book did a great job touching on a lot of various positions within the D-Day operations.

And while we know the stories end happily for the one person, these stories bring into light the harsh reality of World War II.

[Grant Rinckey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Its a non fiction book about D-Day heroes. There are Ten stories. Each story tells a story of how the soldiers become heroes. My favorite story in this book was The Silent Sky Warrior. Officer George ¨Pete¨ Buckley flew his aircraft behind enemy lines in the middle of night.

[Ivan Tsang]

Good!