ASIN: B00LFQ78U8
Publisher: Tony Whelpton
Pages: 317
Billy's War by Tony Whelpton had me hooked instantly, and young Billy stole my heart...What can being at war mean to a nine-year-old? Not much, you might think, but if the boy in question is a war orphan...The date was Thursday 8 May 1941. Britain had been at war with Nazi Germany for 19 months. Billy Frecknall was only nine years old, but what a character he turned out to be! Like many boys of his age, Billy to all intents and purposes no longer had a Dad, because his father had enlisted in the army in the early days of the war, and Billy and his Mum didn’t even know where he was. But that night saw the biggest air raid Billy’s home town of Nottingham had experienced - an air raid which the author experienced personally and recalls vividly - and there were many casualties, including Billy’s Mum. Billy was fortunate to survive, but life as an orphan, especially an orphan being brought ...
