The Reminiscences Of A War Time School Boy
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The Reminiscences Of A War Time School Boy
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Author : Ivor George Williams
language : en
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Release Date : 2022-10-24
The Reminiscences Of A War Time School Boy written by Ivor George Williams and has been published by AuthorHouse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-24 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
World War II is generally considered to have begun on 1 September 1939 when Nazi Germany invaded Poland. Many young children were born in wartime and knew nothing else in their early lives, whether or not they could comprehend it—but what about teens who grew up during that time? Author Ivor George Williams was born 25 February 1932, in Hereford, England, the same day many sources document that Adolf Hitler was granted German citizenship. In The Reminiscences of a Wartime Schoolboy, Williams records his life’s story and all that occurred for him and his family during the war years and beyond, including his military service with the Welsh Guards from 1949 to 1954, with service in Germany and Egypt. Williams reached the age of fourteen in 1946 and was just a schoolboy during World War II, able to witness the final episode of Hitler’s reign of terror. This memoir shares his observations, thoughts, and feelings experienced at the time, telling what it was like to live during war.
A Schoolboy S Wartime Letters
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Author : Geoffrey Iley
language : en
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
Release Date : 2014-09-26
A Schoolboy S Wartime Letters written by Geoffrey Iley and has been published by John Hunt Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-26 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This funny, fascinating journal follows the development of a boy and his changing attitudes during WW II from its outbreak in September 1939 to victory in the summer of 1945. It is a memoir based on the original letters — around a hundred and ninety in total — written by the author to his parents and carefully preserved over the years. There are also several contemporary photographs. He was an only child and full of his own selfish needs, vanity, hypochondria, prejudices and unquestioning patriotism. The letters carry strong echoes of ‘Just William’ and ‘Adrian Mole’ — 'Health and Safety' was nowhere in sight! There is also a wealth of information about childhood games, hobbies, mock battles, sport, school life and wartime concerns.
A Schoolboy S War In Essex
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Author : David F Wood
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2010-04-12
A Schoolboy S War In Essex written by David F Wood and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04-12 with History categories.
Although only children at the time, the Second World War had a permanent effect on the schoolboys who lived through the conflict. Watching a country preparing for war and then being immersed in the horrors of the Blitz brought encounters and events that some will never forget. Now in their seventies and eighties, many are revisiting their memories of this time of upheaval and strife for the first time. In this charming book, David F. Wood recalls his days as a schoolboy in Essex, where his family moved when the Luftwaffe threatened his native London. With the same sense of fascination that grips many men of his generation, he describes watching airmen parachute to safety during the Battle of Britain and witnessing a Messerschmitt dramatically crash-landing close to his home. The accounts of his days spent playing with his new friends in the nearby countryside provide a stark contrast to the ravages of a war that was going on all around them. The first of a new series documenting the memories of these wartime schoolboys, this book is a must for anyone who wishes to learn more about life on the Home Front through the eyes of someone who witnessed it first hand.
Wartime Schoolboy
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Author : COLIN. RUSSELL
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
Wartime Schoolboy written by COLIN. RUSSELL and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with categories.
A Schoolboy S War In Cornwall
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Author : Jim Reeve
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2010-09-06
A Schoolboy S War In Cornwall written by Jim Reeve and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-06 with History categories.
Although only children at the time, the Second World War had a permanent effect on the schoolboys who lived through the conflict. Watching a country preparing for war and then being immersed in the horrors of the Blitz brought encounters and events that some will never forget. Now in their seventies and eighties, many are revisiting their memories of this period of upheaval and strife for the first time. In this poignant book, the author shares vivid memories of his evacuation from war-torn London to the comparative safety of places like Newquay, St Ives and Redruth in Cornwall. From touching recollections of enjoyable days spent with loved ones to the dark moments of falling bombs, this is an honest account of a wartime child's formative years. Together with rare images and accounts from fellow evacuees who were sent to Cornwall to escape the ravages of war, this book reveals how these experiences are indelibly inscribed on the minds of wartime children.
A Schoolboy S War In Sussex
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Author : James Roffey
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2010-07-09
A Schoolboy S War In Sussex written by James Roffey and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07-09 with History categories.
Although only children at the time, the Second World War had a permanent effect on the schoolboys who lived through the conflict. Watching a country preparing for war and then being immersed in the horrors of the Blitz brought encounters and events that some will never forget. Now in their seventies and eighties, many are revisiting their memories of this period of upheaval and strife for the first time. As he fully immersed himself in rural life in the little village of Pulborough, the author witnessed some extraordinary events, from finding an injured German airman in the woods, to watching Bailey bridges being erected in the fortified village and observing the Battle of Britain raging overhead. After four years of highs and lows, evacuation had a lasting effect, and although he could not wait to return to London, the author moved back to Sussex as soon as he was old enough. Due to it proximity to the south coast, West Sussex was a dangerous place in the wartime years, and this poignant book documents events indelibly inscribed on a generation's minds.
Giovinezza
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Author : John Maneschi
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007-01-01
Giovinezza written by John Maneschi and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-01-01 with Children categories.
A memoir of growing up in World War II Italy. 'An outstanding quality of John Maneschi's memoir is the subtle balance between time levels and between adult and childish points of view. The child's perspective constantly lightens the tone, finding enjoyment and fun in events which are acutely troubling to the adults. Written with verve, sensitivity and humour, Giovinezza will delight its readers.' - Joy Hooton
Memories Of A Wartime Childhood In London
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Author : Douglas Model
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2022-07-07
Memories Of A Wartime Childhood In London written by Douglas Model and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-07-07 with History categories.
In this vivid memoir, Douglas Model tells the incredible true story of his wartime childhood in Wembley amidst the horrors of the Blitz. Contrasting his peaceful infant life – which included a hiking holiday to Nazi Germany in 1934 – with the terrors of war, Douglas remembers his schooling, friendships and childhood mischief alongside the everyday realities of bombing raids, gas masks and rationing. Memories of a Wartime Childhood in London provides an invaluable account of significant wartime events through the eyes of a child, including the fall of France, the Dunkirk evacuation, the horrifying discoveries of Nazi concentration camps and, at long last, the sweetness of Allied victory.
Warsaw Boy
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Author : Andrew Borowiec
language : en
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Release Date : 2015-09-01
Warsaw Boy written by Andrew Borowiec and has been published by National Geographic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Warsaw Boy is the remarkable true story of a sixteen-year old boy soldier in war-torn Poland 'The best-ever account of what is was like to be young and fighting in the Warsaw Rising' Neal Ascherson, Sunday Herald, Books of the Year Poland suffered terribly under the Nazis. By the end of the war six million had been killed: some were innocent civilians - half of them were Jews - but the rest died as a result of a ferocious guerrilla war the Poles had waged. On 1 August 1944 Andrew Borowiec, a fifteen-year-old volunteer in the Resistance, lobbed a grenade through the shattered window of a Warsaw apartment block onto some German soldiers running below. 'I felt I had come of age. I was a soldier and I'd just tried to kill some of our enemies'. The Warsaw Uprising lasted for 63 days: Himmler described it as 'the worst street fighting since Stalingrad'. Yet for the most part the insurgents were poorly equipped local men and teenagers - some of them were even younger than Andrew. Over that summer Andrew faced danger at every moment, both above and below ground as the Poles took to the city's sewers to creep beneath the German lines during lulls in the fierce counterattacks. Wounded in a fire fight the day after his sixteenth birthday and unable to face another visit to the sewers, he was captured as he lay in a makeshift cellar hospital wondering whether he was about to be shot or saved. Here he learned a lesson: there were decent Germans as well as bad. From one of the most harrowing episodes of the Second World War, this is an extraordinary tale of survival and defiance recounted by one of the few remaining veterans of Poland's bravest summer. Andrew Borowiec dedicates this book to all the Warsaw boys, 'especially those who never grew up'. 'A subtle, well observered autobiography. Beautifully paced' The Times 'A timely, angry, terribly moving and drily amusing account of an especially dark period in Poland's often tragic history' Telegraph 'Excellent, hugely engaging. For all the horrors that Borowiec describes, his is an affectionate, wryly amusing account puntuated by episodes of warmth and humanity' Financial Times Andrew Borowiec was born at Lodz in Poland in 1928. At fifteen he joined the Home Army, the main Polish resistance during the Second World War, and fought in the ill-fated Warsaw Uprising. After the war he left Poland and attended Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. Andrew passed away in 2018.
Schoolboy In Wartime
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Author : Gerard van Veen
language : en
Publisher: House of Nehesi
Release Date : 2018
Schoolboy In Wartime written by Gerard van Veen and has been published by House of Nehesi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Netherlands categories.
Literary Nonfiction. SCHOOLBOY IN WARTIME is a true World War II story, centered in Alkmaar, a Netherlands city founded in 1254. The author recalls his family lore; being asked to prepare vestments for a Nazi "soldier priest" during the occupation of his neighbourhood; the sudden disappearance of a Jewish citizen who frequented the shop of his grandparents; his father returning from "police action" in "the Netherlands East Indies"; and school days. Gerard van Veen is a former Catholic priest now living in St. Martin, Caribbean.