A Welcome War

"World War 2 was the most welcome and alluring war of all time."A ten-year-old lad begins the saga of his next six years influenced more by military strategy, political power and bathos than by parents or mentors. As a means of discovering how people react to adverse situations and the fundamental lessons of history and geography are taught him in the most exciting ways. To put it in his own words, "It beats schoolwork, hands down!"His impassioned sense of wonder cause him to question what ...