Thursday 8 May 1941, and Britain is at war with Germany. Billy Frecknall is only nine, but what a character he turns out to be Like many boys of that age at the time, Billy to all intents and purposes no longer had a dad, because his father is in the army, and Billy doesn't even know where he is.
But that night sees the biggest air raid Billy's home town of Nottingham has experienced, and there are many casualties, including Billy's mum. Billy...