Reign of Terror - Percy Chattey- Non fiction/autobiographical
This is a factual account of the second world war both from a historical point of view and
from the authors own memories. From evacuation and how children were chosen by their
adoptive families to descriptions of how things were at the time. things such as cars not even
having heaters- something unimaginable today. The hardships of the times and how
community spirit won though. This was an easy way of learning of a time long gone and I
think this would be enjoyed by the older generation who remember this and maybe
those interested in a factual read with little embellishment. This is a serious subject
however I felt the book could perhaps have been lifted a little by having some
humorous anecdotes as I am sure they happened. There are the personal stories but
nothing that raises a smile as I have seen in other similar reads which then puts the
serious things more into perspective and makes for a more interesting account, other
than one very short anecdote from Norman Collier. It is lovely to see some pictures
and posters of the time and would be interesting to see some of the adverts to again
to bring home the reality. That said it is well thought out and a fairly short easy
read (146 pages). A book of memories of a time some of us cannot begin to
imagine what went on and as time goes on there are less and less first hand
experiences to be told so getting them down on paper is a valuable resource.
A book of reminiscance intermingled with the facts.
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