Who were the real people behind the history?

Join Orion the Owl for fourteen true, gently-told profiles of real World War I and World War II veterans -- from a footballer who became one of Britain's first Black army officers, to a bagpiper who played on D-Day, to a codebreaker who kept her secret for thirty years.

Written for curious readers ages 7-10, Real Veterans, Real Stories introduces fourteen well-documented historical figures with every fact checked against museum, government, and encyclopedia sources - gentle, historically accurate, and never graphic.14 real, named veterans profiled across 28 Q&A spreadsA friendly owl narrator makes real history easy to followIncludes a glossary, timeline, and a gentle personal reflection pageAn international mix of stories from the UK, Canada, the US, Australia, and beyond76 vibrant full-color pages, perfect for classrooms, libraries, and family read-alouds

Book 3 in the Daisy Quill Lest We Forget series.