Goodbye Shirley: The Wartime Letters of an Oxford Schoolboy 1939 - 1947

by Michael Hickey

Michael Hickey's schoolboy letters paint a previously unseen picture of Oxford during and immediately after the Second World War. Interwoven with local newspaper headlines, the letters chronicle care-free school days, sport, music and cinema, balmy summers and harsh winters all with the constant backdrop of the war and the resultant militarisation of the city.

The book charts Michael's youth and his awkward but sometimes hilarious steps...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1786234939
• ISBN13: 9781786234933
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Grosvenor House Publishing Limited
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"