The story starts with a fourteen-year-old boy living with his family in Portsmouth during the Blitz of World War Two.
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We find out about his tough upbringing in Portsmouth surviving hit-and-run bombings by German fighter planes; volunteering for the Royal Navy and enduring the rigour and discipline of training, preparing for D-Day and protecting shipping from pirates in the South China Seas.
It follows him as he leaves school, finds work and eventually joins the Royal Navy.
The story starts with a fourteen-year-old boy living with his family in Portsmouth during the Blitz of World War Two