D-Day Training Turned Deadly

On April 27, 1944, the Allies began Exercise Tiger along the east coast of England. This large-scale dress rehearsal was meant to help landing troops prepare for the upcoming D-Day invasion. Instead, the dry run left hundreds of American military personal dead or missing. What went wrong to turn this training exercise into a deadly disaster, and what was its impact on the war? Young readers will find out in a dramatic graphic novel that tells the tale of one of World War II’s worst military disasters.

Author Biography

Nel Yomtov is an award-winning author of children’s nonfiction books and graphic novels. He specializes in writing about history, current events, biography, architecture, and military history. He has written numerous graphic novels for Capstone, including the recent School Strike for Climate, Journeying to New Worlds: A Max Axiom Super Scientist Adventure, and Cher Ami: Heroic Carrier Pigeon of World War I. In 2020 he self-published Baseball 100, an illustrated book featuring the 100 greatest players in baseball history. Nel lives in the New York City area. Leo Trinidad is a New York Times bestselling illustrator and animator from Costa Rica. For more than 15 years, he’s been creating content for children’s books and TV shows. His short form series have aired in more than 40 territories around the world on channels like Disney and Cartoon Network.