Victor Gregg has written this autobiography about his extraordinary life. Born in 1919 he enlisted to serve at the beginning of WWII. It is these stories that are amazing without glorifying war or turning into a boys own adventure, it was for me the loss of friends and fellow soldiers that were memorable. From African desserts to training as a paratrooper, from sailing to South Africa to escape from a POW camp it is one of those stories that you would not believe if it were a novel.
I had heard Victor Gregg talk on History Hits about his experience in the Dresden Bombing in 1945. It is harrowing stuff, and an experience that he spends time speaking about even at 100 years old. The chapters talking about Dresden should be read by everyone. 4/5
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I think everyone's memories should be preserved. I wish they could, somehow.
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