A collection of eight connected fictional stories about animal war heroes and a Canadian platoon in World War I. The Storming Normans have help from some memorable animals, including a dog who warns soldiers of a gas attack, a donkey whose stubbornness saves the day, and a cat who saves soldiers from rat bites. Each story is followed by a nonfiction section that tells the true story of these animals and of the Canadian soldiers who took Vimy Ridge.