A unique celebration of the important role animals play in war, and an
insightful look at the taking of Vimy Ridge from the perspective of 3
men in a Canadian platoon.
Never before have the stories of animal war heroes been collected in
such a special way. This book consists of eight connected fictional
stories about a Canadian platoon in WW1. The Storming Normans have help
from some very memorable animals: we meet a dog who warns soldiers in
the trench of a gas attack, a donkey whose stubbornness saves the day, a
cat who saves soldiers from rat bites, and many more. Each story is
followed by nonfiction sections that tell the true story of these
animals from around the world and of the Canadian soldiers who took Vimy
Ridge. Through the friendship that grows between three of these soldiers
in particular, we get a close-up look at life in the trenches, the
taking of Vimy Ridge, the bonds between soldiers and their animals and
what it meant to be Canadian in WW1.