The Web of War (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #14): A World War II Tale

Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #14

by Nathan Hale

Learn about one of the most pivotal battles in World War II in the newest installment of author-illustrator Nathan Hale’s New York Times bestselling Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales series.In the summer of 1944, the Allied forces carried out the largest seaborne invasion in military history. American, British, and Canadian soldiers took to the skies and the sand, bombarding the beaches of Normandy, France in the famous operation known as D-Day.This pivotal battle turned the tides against the Nazis, but how did the French find themselves overtaken by enemy forces to begin with? How did Hitler and his Nazi ideology sweep through Germany so quickly?And how did American military service members and civilians, from generals, to war correspondents, to heroic Black soldiers, work together to defeat the Nazi government and bring an end to Hitler’s reign of terror?In The Web of War, history is in your hands! Pick your path and unravel the thrilling, shocking, gruesome, and TRUE stories of the second World War in this all-new hazardous tale.“These books are, quite simply, brilliant. . . . Thrilling, bloody, action-packed stories from American history.” ― New York Times Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales! Read them all―if you dare!One Dead A Revolutionary War Tale (#1)Big Bad Ironclad!: A Civil War Tale (#2)Donner Dinner A Pioneer Tale (#3)Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and A World War I Tale (#4)The Underground An Abolitionist Tale about Harriet Tubman (#5)Alamo A Texas Tale (#6)Raid of No A World War II Tale of the Doolittle Raid (#7)Lafayette!: A Revolutionary War Tale (#8)Major A Grand Canyon Tale (#9)Blades of A Tale of Haiti, Napoleon, and the Louisiana Purchase (#10)Cold War A Korean War Tale (#11)Above the A WWI Flying Ace Tale (#12)Bones and 13 True Tales of Terror from American History (#13)Web of A World War II Tale (#14)

Genres: Nonfiction, Graphic Novels

128 pages, Hardcover

Published November 3, 2026

About the author

Nathan Hale is the New York Times best-selling author/illustrator of the Hazardous Tales series, as well as many picture books including Yellowbelly and Plum go to School, the Twelve Bots of Christmas and The Devil You Know.

He is the illustrator of the Eisner-nominated graphic novel Rapunzel's Revenge and its sequel, Calamity Jack. He also illustrated Frankenstein: A Monstrous Parody, The Dinosaurs' Night Before Christmas, Animal House and many others.

(He is not the author of Extinction Earth or the other apocalyptic titles listed. That's a different Nathan Hale. If someone with "librarian" status would disambiguate those titles for me, I'd appreciate it.)

Learn more at www.spacestationnathan.blogspot.com

Reviews

[David Provan · Rating 4.5 out of 5]

As a Nathan Hale connoisseur, this is one of the best books in the series. World War II is finally revisited after the Doolittle Raid. Hale details Hitler’s rise to power in a way that anyone can understand and learn from it, as well as stories from great soldiers, generals, and authors. Just a very grand book all around, and complex in a way that mirrors the complexity of war, yet doesn’t make it impenetrable for the reader. If there was a complaint I had to levy against this book, it’s that I don’t dig this choose-your-own-adventure format, but I got used to it quickly and it effectively unites all of the different strands.

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

If your kids dislike history, these are your books (along with horrible histories). My kids love them. One thing I appreciate about this series is that Nathan Hale (the author) has a way of making things funny and relatable to kids, while also sticking to the facts. He could easily sanitize a lot of this book, but he trusts that kids can handle it. And most of them can. Kids should know the truth about war, and the atrocities that are committed by those in the name of country and hatred. This one was hard to read at times, but be there for conversations with your kids if they have questions. It's all important for them to know.

[Declan DURLING · Rating 4.75 out of 5]

As far as information goes, this is one of the best hazardous tales books. I learned so much about everything in the war, even parts I thought I knew well. I started off by reading it like a choose your own adventure, but after I finished a couple strands, I decided to read it cover to cover. There was still so much more that I hadn’t read, but I liked reading it as the web just because it was unique. Lots of good in this book, and very accessible to all ages.

[Natalie Haggard · Rating 3.75 out of 5]

While I did like this one, I was rather confused by the paths. I think I managed to follow them all, but I’m not 100% sure. Still really enjoyable — if not haunting and horrible because of the subject matter.