Dad's War
Dad's War

Author: Chris Tarrant

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2014-05-22

Total Pages: 325

ISBN-13: 0753550148

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The Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller Chris Tarrant and his father Basil were very close, they played sport together, watched sport together and shared the same sense of humour. Chris loved and admired his father but it was only after his death he realised that he hardly knew him at all ... Basil Avery Tarrant grew up in 1920s Reading, where the smell of beer and biscuits from the local factories filled the air. He worked as an administrator in a local factory and spent his Saturday nights down at the music halls. But what happened to Basil during the war, and how he came to be awarded the Military Cross, remained a mystery to Chris and his family for nearly sixty years. In this emotional journey, Chris discovers that Basil was involved in some of WWII’s most significant campaigns, including the Dunkirk evacuation and the D-Day landings, and also took part in some of the most brutal, close-range fighting in Cleve. Dad's War is a profoundly moving and heartfelt tribute to a much-loved father, but it’s also a sincere and humble commemoration of the bravery and sacrifice of the soldiers of WWII.

Dad's War
Dad's War

Author: Chris Tarrant

Publisher:

Published: 2015-04-15

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 9780750540766

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Chris Tarrant and his father Basil were very close, they played sport together, watched sport together and shared the same sense of humour. Chris loved and admired his father but it was only after his death he realised that he hardly knew him at all. Basil Avery Tarrant grew up in 1920s Reading. He worked as an administrator in a local factory and spent his Saturday nights down at the music halls. But what happened to Basil during the war, and how he came to be awarded the Military Cross, remained a mystery to Chris and his family for nearly sixty years. In this emotional journey, Chris discovers that Basil was involved in some of WWII's most significant campaigns.

Watching War Films With My Dad
Watching War Films With My Dad

Author: Al Murray

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2013-10-24

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 1448150035

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Al Murray's (AKA The Pub Landlord) musing on his childhood where his fascination with history and all things war began. Have you ever watched a film with someone who, at the most dramatic scene, argues that the plane on screen hasn't been invented yet? Or that the tank rumbling towards the hero at the end of the film is the wrong tank altogether? Al Murray is that someone. Try as he might, he can’t help himself. Growing up in the 1970s, Al, with the help of his dad, became fascinated with the history of World War Two. They didn’t go to football; they went to battlefields. Because like so many of his generation whose childhood was all about Airfix, Action Man and Where Eagles Dare, he grew up in the cultural wake of the Second World War. Part memoir, part life obsession, this is Al Murray musing on what he knows best. And he’s sure to tell you things about history that you were never taught at school.

The War on Dads and Children
The War on Dads and Children

Author: Vincent McGovern

Publisher: Grosvenor House Publishing

Published: 2021-06-17

Total Pages: 309

ISBN-13: 1839756772

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This book describes the unholy war perpetrated by the myriad state agencies, perhaps in some cases unwittingly, against loving fathers remaining in their children's lives post-divorce or separation. The author has had 5 Ombudsman Investigations to his credit, 3 were Parliamentary, his credentials are exemplary. He has never been cautioned, charged or arrested, yet he and his children were subjected to the most appalling gender discrimination imaginable by multiple state agencies operating in secrecy. This book is a 'how to' survive, and most importantly, protect vulnerable children and parents by exposing this institutional malpractice.

Dad's War
Dad's War

Author: Milt Lange

Publisher: Tate Publishing

Published: 2007-08

Total Pages: 80

ISBN-13: 1598868977

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The history of one family, the story of a father, the war that affected generations. Milt Lange shares the biographical tale of his father's life through a moving first person narrative of youth, war, love and family. Throughout the narrative, readers will find themselves immersed in the life of a young soldier arriving in the European countryside to answer the call of his nation; his tumultuous war experience filled with injury, sickness and death; and his return home to a joyful family. Join Lange as he shares with generations to come the story of generations past in Dad's War. ?This is a great read'a personal war time experience and you feel that you are there sharing in it.' Huey P. O'Neal Major USAF-Ret. ?Very interesting, very factual and very readable'a great tribute to a father's service. Thanks for sharing.' Charlie Moore Colonel USAF-Ret

Civil War Fathers
Civil War Fathers

Author: Tim Pletkovich

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780918339690

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Focusing on the broad span of American social, cultural, and economic change over about 100 years, the book views the Civil War through the eyes of children listening to their father's stories and World War II through the eyes of the same children as grown-up participants.

Dad's Maybe Book
Dad's Maybe Book

Author: Tim O'Brien

Publisher: Mariner Books

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 403

ISBN-13: 0618039708

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A bestselling author shares wisdom from a life in letters, lessons learned inwartime, and the challenges, humor, and rewards of raising two sons.

Dad's War Photos
Dad's War Photos

Author: Neal Bertrand

Publisher:

Published: 2014-08

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 9781936707256

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Curtis Bertrand was just a country boy in the U.S. Army in World War II. While in the South Pacific Theater he took 600 pictures to allow his folks back home on the farm to be eyewitnesses of what he was experiencing. He had no intention of being a photojournalist, but this pictorial provides a unique view of life and death during WWII. He never dreamed his private stash of pictures would be viewed over 70 years later. The author traces his father's steps from home to war and back using the war photos and official battalion diary which reveal some heartbreaking accounts and fearful experiences.INSIDE THIS BOOK YOU WILL WITNESS: New Guinea Battle Campaigns: From Australia to Dobodura and Saidor;The Battle for Biak Island and Capture of Mokmer Airdrome;The Philippine Islands: the Battle of Manila and its Reconstruction;World War II Airplanes with Erotic Nose Art;New Guinea Natives in Daily LifePRAISE FOR "DAD'S WAR PHOTOS"This book will bring back many memories for those veterans who are still with us, but perhaps more importantly it will allow the younger generations, especially those whose forefathers served in the Pacific, to see and understand more about the war that encompassed the world.Ray BowdenDorset, England I've never seen a book that covers so much of the war in a pictorial form. It presents a month-by-month account of what it was like to serve in an engineering battalion in support of the fighting troops in the South Pacific.Hughes GlantzbergI thoroughly enjoyed this book! Neal has done a great job of organizing the book so any reader can get a real taste of where his dad went and what he saw. I especially enjoyed the World War II nose art photos.Sheila FredricksonThis is a fascinating first person view of an enlisted man's perspective. You witness his part of the war through his eyes and camera lens. This is a part of the war few have documented so thoroughly from such a unique perspective. Fred Leger

Why is Dad So Mad?
Why is Dad So Mad?

Author: Seth Kastle

Publisher: Tall Tale Press

Published:

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13:

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The children's issues picture book Why Is Dad So Mad? is a story for children in military families whose father battles with combat related Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). After a decade fighting wars on two fronts, tens of thousands of service members are coming home having trouble adjusting to civilian life; this includes struggling as parents. Why Is Dad So Mad? Is a narrative story told from a family's point of view (mother and children) of a service member who struggles with PTSD and its symptoms. Many service members deal with anger, forgetfulness, sleepless nights, and nightmares.This book explains these and how they affect Dad. The moral of the story is that even though Dad gets angry and yells, he still loves his family more than anything.

My Dad's a Hero
My Dad's a Hero

Author: Rebecca Christiansen

Publisher:

Published: 2007-08-15

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781595712097

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If your dad (or mom) serves in the U.S. military, you can bet he's a real lilfe hero. This book explains all the great stuff your dad does while he's away. A must have brag book for every military child to share with friends or family!