Acknowledgements

I am indebted to George Martinez of Romsey for encouraging me to write this book.

His recollections of some of the events recounted here have been of great help.

I thank him also for the ground maps of the camp.

The events in this book took place precisely as I remember them. In some instances

I have seen fit to change the names of some persons.

The group photograph on the front jacket shows me seated second from the left, front row. On my right is Giulio Ghiloni from Glasgow and to my left, Mario Casci from Largs. Standing in the back row on the left is Joe Guidi of Glasgow (now dead) who helped me in the tunnel incident (see chapter 20) and to his left, Peter Landi from Bournemouth. Fourth from the left is Joe Salotti, from Prestwick.