Storytelling is an art form, a descriptive account of an event, or a succession of events. In this case, all 118 stories within its pages are true and for the most part, describe a calamitous event in each individual's life during the 2nd World War. They all add emotion and physical details to plain facts. We all have the story's to convey and when you think about them, the really good ones will actually move us, and in this case, all of them will make us think to some degree because they come from an era we often cannot relate to. Some will shock you; others will bring you to tears, some may even make you smile or laugh. All of them will definitely make you ponder about your life, and what it could have been like if Britain and her allies had not won the Second World War.

In terms of enemy aircraft shot down or destroyed, Squadron Leader Thomas 'Pat' Pattle was the greatest fighter pilot of the Second World War.A South African who flew with the RAF, Pattle was an airman of outstanding skills and leadership who became the Allies' top-scoring fighter pilot after winning scores of stunning victories in deadly aerial combat. But for years after the war ended, Pattle was virtually an unsung hero because the records of his extraordinary achievements were destroyed amid the turmoil of war. Compiled with the help of surviving pilots and members of the squadrons with which Pattle fought in the air over Greece, ACE OF ACES is a gripping and authoritative account of his amazing flying career, and the book which finally brought Pattle the recognition he so richly deserved.

Stories from the Great War, Vol II, Some Came Home was commenced at the same time as Vol I, The Pooley Miners and again consists of a series of biographies of men and women from that terrible conflict. Whilst the 32 subjects of Vol I all gave their lives, some of the stories of Vol II have a happier ending and were written to give a little diversity from the sadness of the cemeteries in which the Pooley Miners lie. Many of the stories within this volume are from the relatives or friends of the author and have filled many gaps in the knowledge the family had of their loved one; created because of their reluctance to reminisce about what could only have been a terrible ordeal, often lasting years. Every effort has been made to describe the mixture of emotions experienced by the subject, fear, anger, laughter, camaraderie, and give an explanation of the historical importance of their individual experience.