A powerful, humorous and thought-provoking insight into an ordinary boy battling extraordinary circumstances.
In 1939 Claude Parr joined the Merchant Navy aged seventeen. Armed with pride and courage of a country united, he entered a conflict that was to change the lives of billions of people.
A Seemingly Ordinary Man tells the fascinating story of one man's experiences of World War II.
Discover how Claude is forced to watch his friends perish in the infamous sinking of the Laconia; how being imprisoned as a POW nearly broke his spirit; and how he found humour in the darkest of times.
For readers who enjoyed reading Eileen Younghusband's memoirs or watching the BBC 2 TV series Britain's Greatest Generation.
In 1939 Claude Parr joined the Merchant Navy aged seventeen. Armed with pride and courage of a country united, he entered a conflict that was to change the lives of billions of people.
A Seemingly Ordinary Man tells the fascinating story of one man's experiences of World War II.
Discover how Claude is forced to watch his friends perish in the infamous sinking of the Laconia; how being imprisoned as a POW nearly broke his spirit; and how he found humour in the darkest of times.
For readers who enjoyed reading Eileen Younghusband's memoirs or watching the BBC 2 TV series Britain's Greatest Generation.
