Introduction

"Because of my age, my friends frequently showed an interest in my wartime experiences. Sources are diminishing! I prepared a talk about my experiences for their entertainment, it was "well received" so I decided to try for print.

Category and Personal Perspective

Obviously many books in this category exist ranging from "The Diary of Anne Frank" to the wondrous escape stories. I was an ordinary schoolboy and I know of no other account in this category. Schoolboy life warrants exposure.

Life Experiences

It was certainly not dull, was often humorous and was occasionally very dangerous. I was thus led in to a somewhat mismatched autobiography. I felt justified because after the war I was carefully and hopefully trained to succeed in a fast declining industry, supported only by the phantasm of the "Cold War".

Emigration and Travels

This, in an unusual way led me to emigrate twice and tempted me into describing the resulting travels.