Our Fathers’ Footsteps is about four average men among the millions of people who volunteered to serve their countries during World War II. These men had one thing in common. They all landed on Normandy’s beaches on June 6, 1944. Using family history books, letters, telegrams, journals, and Regimental War Diaries, Don Levers tells the stories of these four ordinary men who were caught in the extraordinary circumstances of a World at War and survived their “What If” moments.
Don Levers was born and raised in the Fraserview area of Vancouver in the ’50s. This neighbourhood was filled with the children of veterans from World War II. In 1978 Don moved to Kelowna B.C. After his daughters were born, Don would make stories for them. Then, in 1985 he self-published his children’s book, “Ogopogo the Misunderstood Lake Monster.” It has since sold more than 30,000 copies. In 1987 Don began work on Loot for the Taking, a novel inspired by actual events. Life got in the way, and in 2016, Don returned to his writing passion and completed Loot for the Taking. Don was honoured by the Vancouver Public Library as an upcoming Indie author and was featured in the library’s 2017 annual report.
In June 2019, Don fulfilled a lifelong dream of going to Normandy, France, to see where his father had landed on Juno Beach on D-Day 1944. Don’s new book Our Fathers’ Footsteps results from conversations, interviews and research Don conducted during and after his trip to France. He hopes the stories in Our Fathers’ Footsteps will inspire other families to take a walk in their Father’s Footsteps, and to help them realize how lucky they are to be alive today.
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