A Child's War
The Occupation of the Channel Islands Through a Child's Eyes
Nonfiction, History, Military, World War II, Biography & Memoir
| Author: | Molly Bihet | ISBN: | 9781445611235 |
| Publisher: | Amberley Publishing | Publication: | April 15, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Amberley Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Molly Bihet |
| ISBN: | 9781445611235 |
| Publisher: | Amberley Publishing |
| Publication: | April 15, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Amberley Publishing |
| Language: | English |
Molly's touching account of life in Guernsey during the German Occupation brings events of the Second World War to life through the eyes of a young child. The Channel Islands were the only British territory to be occupied during the Second World War and many Islanders were immediately imprisoned. Molly's story begins on a lovely afternoon on the 28th of June 1940, when she recalls waving a recently bought cucumber at planes flying over the harbour, only to realise that they were German planes when they started to machine-gun and bomb the previously peaceful harbour. Molly's recollection of her childhood engages the reader from beginning to end and provides a charming account of her life set against the backdrop of war.
Molly's touching account of life in Guernsey during the German Occupation brings events of the Second World War to life through the eyes of a young child. The Channel Islands were the only British territory to be occupied during the Second World War and many Islanders were immediately imprisoned. Molly's story begins on a lovely afternoon on the 28th of June 1940, when she recalls waving a recently bought cucumber at planes flying over the harbour, only to realise that they were German planes when they started to machine-gun and bomb the previously peaceful harbour. Molly's recollection of her childhood engages the reader from beginning to end and provides a charming account of her life set against the backdrop of war.
