Publisher's Synopsis
In this book John Smith describes growing up in wartime Britain. He describes what it is like to hear the sound of bombs falling and to face the threat of incoming doodlebugs and rockets. He describes the privations of ordinary life in war time. He goes on the describe his experiences after the war firstly in Canada training as a navigator in the Royal Air Force and then his subsequent career in aviation related IT. His account includes many humorous anecdotes.