Contents

Acknowledgements

1. Disaster

2. Disappointment

3. The Bright Lights of London

4. I Spy

5. The Garden Party

6. Holiday

7. Submarine

8. Leprechauns

9. Life Without Joe

10. Black Hand Red Blood

11. You Never Know What You’re Going to Get

12. Uncle Sam’s Victory

13. If You Go Down to the Woods Today

14. Doctor, Doctor

15. He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother

16. In an English Country Garden

17. You’re Going Home Soldier

18. What Are You Doing After the War?

19. War’s End for Augustin

20. War’s End for Dr Julie Doherty

21. Turning British

22. Forgive Me

23. Do You Take This Doctor?

24. War’s End for Captain Jack Doherty

25. Like Father, Like Son

26. The Rise and Rise of Hitler

27. Let the Games Begin

28. Hitler’s March to War

29. WAR

30. Military Intelligence

31. You Can Have Any Colour As Long As It Is Black

32. By the King’s Command

33. By George, I Think He’s Got It!

34. Chop Chop

35. Adventure in the Far East

36. The Good Life

37. A Fortunate Life

38. War over There

39. What Did He Say?

40. Enigma

41. Planning the D-Day Invasion

42. D-Day Has Arrived

43. I Do Like a Day Beside the Seaside

44. D-Day

45. The Colour Purple

46. Like Father Like Son, Again

47. Singapore Falls

48. Japanese Hospitality

49. We Will Fight Them on the Beaches

50. Hell Ships

51. The Long Road to Freedom

52. Free at Last

53. Family Reunion

54. Three Hour Cruise