Victoria Panton Bacon, the Bungay-based author of Their Second World War, will speak at the launch event at the RAF Club in Piccadilly on December 1.

The book, illustrated by Kerry Timewell, brings together first-hand accounts from Second World War veterans and their families, helping younger readers understand the realities of wartime Britain through personal stories.

Victoria Panton Bacon has spent years collecting and preserving first-hand Second World War accounts for younger readers (Image: Supplied)

Earlier this year, Queen Camilla praised the book, saying she was "delighted" it had been written to help educate children about the Second World War........

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