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Tin Hats and Toy Guns ( Chapter 1 )

I had seen uncle Adolf's soldiers dashing across Poland on the newsreel at the ' ODEON '. I had...

Tin Hats and Toy Guns ( Chapter 2 )

I had only been in Bethesda for about two weeks, when I was taken along by two ' much older '...

Tin Hats and Toy Guns ( Chapter 3 )

One day, we were shown a picture of a new German incendiary bomb... The idea the Germans had was that an...

Tin Hats and Toy Guns ( Chapter 4 )

Much to the relief of the more shy among the girls. but, After assembly, Ronnie was called to Mr...

Tin Hats and Toy Guns ( Chapter 5 )

High up on a ridge called 'Cylfach', I think, to the side of the 'Black ladders', forming a...

Tin Hats and Toy Guns ( Chapter 6 )

They were members of the W.A.A.F.s ' women's air force'. The Germans knew all about the young...

Tin Hats and Toy Guns ( Chapter 7 )

I told cousin Albert about the crashed Liberator bomber on the mountain, and about little ' Booster...

Tin Hats and Toy Guns ( Chapter 8 )

But, now it was military badges and even German helmets... Schoolboys were to be seen working alongside the...

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