Dad's Book
About this book
If you want to know how to live beyond the age of 99 with joy in your heart, then read this book. Share in the wisdom, stories, and adventures of a man living through the 20th century, who fought the Nazis first in Africa and then in Europe, never being able to return home in three years.
Born shortly after the First World War when peace was thought to be guaranteed, his exploits throughout his life rival any of today's adventurers. This is also a story of a romance told in letters, the trials of a working-class family, and how friendships support us through the ups and downs of life. It's a story of a seemingly ordinary man, the writer's father, who did amazing things throughout his life.
His history is all of our history. Why? Because the 20th Century with both its fantastic achievements and terrible destructive forces has shaped our today. How do we look back to the past to help us prepare for our unpredictable tomorrow? Answering that question is vital to us all. What can we learn from the past and his life to help our futures?
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- About the Author
- Dedication
- Copyright Information ©
- Acknowledgement
- Nearly Now
- 99 Memories
- Memories
- Staying Alive
- 4000 Holes in Blackburn Lancashire
- A Long Time Ago in Ribchester
- 19th Century Waterloo
- Black Lives Matter
- Porridge
- The Great War
- Birth and Place
- Football and Strong Women
- Sister Lilian
- A Total Eclipse of the Sun
- The Other Side of the Family
- The Royal Family V Politicians
- School
- 1939
- Convoy
- Africa
- Italy
- Prison
- Moving North
- Austria
- Heroes
- Moving On
- The Man with More Lives than a Cat
