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Ten True Tales
World War I Heroes
Corporal Alvin York is armed only with courage and marksmanship. Can he save his unit from a deadly attack by German machine-gun nests?
Plucked off his sinking ship by a U-boat, Navy lieutenant Edouard Izak is sent to a POW camp deep in German territory. Can he engineer a daring escape?
The soldiers of the all-African American Eighth Illinois face bitter racism and segregation. Can they overcome bigotry to fight with valor and distinction?
These and other brave heroes risked their lives serving their country in World War I. You will never forget their courageous true stories.
The Great War --
The Tennessee crack shot: Army Corporal Alvin York --
The flying fox: Royal Flying Corps Major William " Billy" Bishop --
The "suicide club" hero: Army Private John "Jack" Barkley --
The POW escapee: Navy Lieutenant Edouard Izac --
The battlefield savior: Ambulance driver James "Jim" McConnell --
The killer marksman: Army Lieutenant Samuel Woodfill --
The ace of aces: United States Air Service Captain Eddie Rickenbacker --
The immigrant doughboy: Army Private Abraham Krotoshinsky --
The Fighting Eighth: The 8th Illinois National Guard/370th U.S. Army Infantry --
The devil dog: Marine Gunner William Nice --
WWW I glossary.
Plucked off his sinking ship by a U-boat, Navy lieutenant Edouard Izak is sent to a POW camp deep in German territory. Can he engineer a daring escape?
The soldiers of the all-African American Eighth Illinois face bitter racism and segregation. Can they overcome bigotry to fight with valor and distinction?
These and other brave heroes risked their lives serving their country in World War I. You will never forget their courageous true stories.
The Great War --
The Tennessee crack shot: Army Corporal Alvin York --
The flying fox: Royal Flying Corps Major William " Billy" Bishop --
The "suicide club" hero: Army Private John "Jack" Barkley --
The POW escapee: Navy Lieutenant Edouard Izac --
The battlefield savior: Ambulance driver James "Jim" McConnell --
The killer marksman: Army Lieutenant Samuel Woodfill --
The ace of aces: United States Air Service Captain Eddie Rickenbacker --
The immigrant doughboy: Army Private Abraham Krotoshinsky --
The Fighting Eighth: The 8th Illinois National Guard/370th U.S. Army Infantry --
The devil dog: Marine Gunner William Nice --
WWW I glossary.
162 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2014
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About the author
Allan Zullo
171 books113 followersAllan 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.
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.
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March 7, 2018Personal Response: I really liked reading this book. This was one of the best war books I have ever read. The book had stories from different WWI veterans. All of the stories were true. Each of the soldiers who told a story in this book received a Medal of Honor.
Plot: The book had stories from 10 WWI heroes. They were from different military branches. The branches the stories were from are Army, Navy, and Naval Air Force. The soldiers explained what they went through during WWI. One of the stories was about Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, a pilot that flew in the 94th Aero Squadron. He shot down 26 enemy planes and was in 134 air battles. Eddie passed away in 1973 when he was 88 years old. My second favorite story was about Major William “Billy” Bishop. He fought in the dogfights until he died in a low flight fight. He got shot in the heart and crashed at the age of 62. He had the 3rd most victorious pilot in WWI with 72 wins.
Characterization: There were many characters in this book. The heroes were: Alvin York, William “Billy” Bishop, John Barkley, Edouard Izac, James McConnell, Samuel Woodfill, Eddie Rickenbacker, Abraham Krotoshinsky. They were all part of the fighting 8th Infantry. I had much respect for these soldiers and the author of this book for listening to the men who told their stories. All of the soldiers were brave and made sacrifices for their country.
Setting: The stories were all placed during World War One. The book had stories from land, air, and sea in Europe. Most of the stories took place in Germany because that is where most of the battles occurred during WWI. The WWI time period was important to the stories because there were only certain weapons and airships available to the soldiers during WWI..
Recommendation: I recommend this book to anyone who has an interest in war or history. I think both genders will enjoy this book if they like learning about war. Readers should be 12 years old or older to read this book, because it had some graphic descriptions of war. I gave it a, five out of five.
Plot: The book had stories from 10 WWI heroes. They were from different military branches. The branches the stories were from are Army, Navy, and Naval Air Force. The soldiers explained what they went through during WWI. One of the stories was about Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, a pilot that flew in the 94th Aero Squadron. He shot down 26 enemy planes and was in 134 air battles. Eddie passed away in 1973 when he was 88 years old. My second favorite story was about Major William “Billy” Bishop. He fought in the dogfights until he died in a low flight fight. He got shot in the heart and crashed at the age of 62. He had the 3rd most victorious pilot in WWI with 72 wins.
Characterization: There were many characters in this book. The heroes were: Alvin York, William “Billy” Bishop, John Barkley, Edouard Izac, James McConnell, Samuel Woodfill, Eddie Rickenbacker, Abraham Krotoshinsky. They were all part of the fighting 8th Infantry. I had much respect for these soldiers and the author of this book for listening to the men who told their stories. All of the soldiers were brave and made sacrifices for their country.
Setting: The stories were all placed during World War One. The book had stories from land, air, and sea in Europe. Most of the stories took place in Germany because that is where most of the battles occurred during WWI. The WWI time period was important to the stories because there were only certain weapons and airships available to the soldiers during WWI..
Recommendation: I recommend this book to anyone who has an interest in war or history. I think both genders will enjoy this book if they like learning about war. Readers should be 12 years old or older to read this book, because it had some graphic descriptions of war. I gave it a, five out of five.
October 1, 2018
Personal Response: I think this is a good book because it talks about the heroic men that fought in and lived through World War One. I also like this book because it draws me into finish the story of each person. I like this book because it is so short and easy to read, but it has interesting words and phrases in it too. I especially like one of the stories where the guy lights people’s shoes on fire. I think it is funny.
Plot: This book deals with ten different stories of heroes from World War One. The plot of each of the ten stories is different, but it makes me wonder if any of these brave men met each other and were either friends, fought by each other’s side, or both. The end of each story is interesting to me because it is describing what the men did after the war and how they died.
Recommendation: I recommend this book to anyone who wants to find out about the stories of ten men who fought bravely in World War One. I recommend it to both genders. It is not too gruesome and if someone is squeamish in any way it will not bother them. I recommend the book to anyone that is at least middle school age, so they can understand the war terminology in the book.
Plot: This book deals with ten different stories of heroes from World War One. The plot of each of the ten stories is different, but it makes me wonder if any of these brave men met each other and were either friends, fought by each other’s side, or both. The end of each story is interesting to me because it is describing what the men did after the war and how they died.
Recommendation: I recommend this book to anyone who wants to find out about the stories of ten men who fought bravely in World War One. I recommend it to both genders. It is not too gruesome and if someone is squeamish in any way it will not bother them. I recommend the book to anyone that is at least middle school age, so they can understand the war terminology in the book.
May 10, 2015
World War 1 Heroes is about ten amazing stories about soliders for world war 1 that made it out alive but got some scars along the way. It said the amazing things they did to get the awards that they got some even got the medal of honor.
I thought this book is a very good book and would tell any of my friends that they should read this book
I thought this book is a very good book and would tell any of my friends that they should read this book
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October 9, 2024Each tale has it’s own amazing story. This book by Allen Zullo will allow you to see amazing stories about each branch of the military and the heroes in them.
What I enjoyed most about the book was the amount of detail in each story, the detail was down to the square inch, every part had its significance in the story. I remember it talking about the exact location of every wound the person got.
My second favorite feature of this book was the fact that at the end of every story, it says where they live now, what awards they were given with their time spent in war, it talks about how they died if they had died.
10 True tales WW1 Heroes was one of those books that had me reading it more and more everyday just because of how interesting it was, some of the stories were more interesting to me other stories were. I would definitely recommend this book especially if you love books about war, because in this book you get a lot of different perspectives about war.
What I enjoyed most about the book was the amount of detail in each story, the detail was down to the square inch, every part had its significance in the story. I remember it talking about the exact location of every wound the person got.
My second favorite feature of this book was the fact that at the end of every story, it says where they live now, what awards they were given with their time spent in war, it talks about how they died if they had died.
10 True tales WW1 Heroes was one of those books that had me reading it more and more everyday just because of how interesting it was, some of the stories were more interesting to me other stories were. I would definitely recommend this book especially if you love books about war, because in this book you get a lot of different perspectives about war.
May 28, 2022
A book geared towards “5th-7th graders / Grade 7 reading” was an interesting and educational read, even for an adult, about some of WWI’s heroes.
I enjoyed the summary at the end of each story sharing what happened to the heroes beyond the war. The glossary at the end is helpful for youth learning common war-terms like ace, doughboy, flank, etc. A map would have been helpful, along with a summary of the war’s ending, but readers can look that up.
Books like this help make history more interesting and should be recommended reading. I would have enjoyed this as a kid as it would have sparked curiosity and continued learning.
I enjoyed the summary at the end of each story sharing what happened to the heroes beyond the war. The glossary at the end is helpful for youth learning common war-terms like ace, doughboy, flank, etc. A map would have been helpful, along with a summary of the war’s ending, but readers can look that up.
Books like this help make history more interesting and should be recommended reading. I would have enjoyed this as a kid as it would have sparked curiosity and continued learning.
May 2, 2018
this people had more gut's then anyone i know.
May 29, 2018
it was amazing all the stories where amazing with or without the true factor
March 15, 2019
Great, so true. It's sad how so many people r forgetting true american history!
September 23, 2021
i think the book is vary intrusting because it is thing people have nevernown about ww1
October 11, 2016
Personal Response-I really enjoyed this book a lot. I can honestly say this is the best book I've ever read. This book contains stories from different guys that actually were in WWI. They all told there own story of what happens when they were in the war. Each one of these brave heroes received the medal of honor.
Plot- This book is about ten war heroes that tell their story. It includes stories from army, navy, and naval air force. It explains what they all went through to protect their country. Two of the ten stories in this book were about two men that were in the Air Force. Captain Eddie Rickenbacker was a pilot in thew 94th Aero squadron, that shot down 26 enemy planes, he was in 134 air battles. Eddie died in 1973 at the age of 83. The second war hero was major William "Billy" Bishop that fought in dogfights till the day he died. He had the third most victory's in all of WWI with a record of 72 wins. He later died in a low fight as he got shot in the heart and crashed, he was 62 when he died. He was awarded the Medal of Honor.
Characterization- The heroes in this book were, Alvin York, William Bishop, John Barkley, Edouard Izac, James McConnell, Samuel Woodfill, Eddie Rickenbacker, Abraham Krotoshinsky. The fighting 8th infantry, William Nice were all the ones that had there stories told.
Recommendation- I recommend this book to everybody who is interested in history. I think both girls and boys from middle school up would enjoy it. It does have some graphic details, but that is expected in war stories. I give it a 5 out of 5.
Plot- This book is about ten war heroes that tell their story. It includes stories from army, navy, and naval air force. It explains what they all went through to protect their country. Two of the ten stories in this book were about two men that were in the Air Force. Captain Eddie Rickenbacker was a pilot in thew 94th Aero squadron, that shot down 26 enemy planes, he was in 134 air battles. Eddie died in 1973 at the age of 83. The second war hero was major William "Billy" Bishop that fought in dogfights till the day he died. He had the third most victory's in all of WWI with a record of 72 wins. He later died in a low fight as he got shot in the heart and crashed, he was 62 when he died. He was awarded the Medal of Honor.
Characterization- The heroes in this book were, Alvin York, William Bishop, John Barkley, Edouard Izac, James McConnell, Samuel Woodfill, Eddie Rickenbacker, Abraham Krotoshinsky. The fighting 8th infantry, William Nice were all the ones that had there stories told.
Recommendation- I recommend this book to everybody who is interested in history. I think both girls and boys from middle school up would enjoy it. It does have some graphic details, but that is expected in war stories. I give it a 5 out of 5.
November 25, 2014
This amazing book was called "World War 2 heroes." It was written by Zullo, Allan. I rated this book two stars because I thought it was a good book, but maybe could be more descriptive on some parts of the story. The genre of this book was Nonfictional drama. This book was about military, army, navy, and Naval Air force, serving in the World War two, and Pearl Harbor. There is different people making journal entry's and explaining how they served, and what they went through.
November 12, 2014
Ten sketches of World War I Heroes, just like the title says. Written for middle schoolers, this book in the "Ten True Tales" series by Scholastic provides a fairly good introduction to the topic of World War I while providing exciting biographical action/adventure stories that intrigue this age group.
December 16, 2015
I think the book is awesome but sad. I would recommend this book to people book read about history. The book is about people that were brave.
April 25, 2017
Interesting.
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