TOMMY'S STORY

I was delighted to receive a book this week by local author, Alan J Denny, entitled, Tommy's Story which is a real Boys Own Adventure story and  the beauty for me is that it's all true and our hero, Tommy is a Salford lad.

It is a book that came about from stories that Alan was told as a child by his Mother, he was so fired by these tales that he took it on himself to speak to Tommy and record his memories for posterity and what a story it is.

Tommy was born in the Lower Broughton area of Salford in 1915, a child born into hardship but a loving family which is richly chronicled and is worthy of a book in itself.

Like so many young men in Salford when war was declared he was keen to enlist aged 24 with a young wife at home. after the phoney war period he found himself on a troop ship heading for North Africa and this is where this, gripping tale, starts.

He finds himself in combat in the Libyan Desert with the 7th Armoured Division taking on the might of the Italian and German Army at Benghazi and Tobruk, the attention to detail is meticulous when it comes to describing the vehicles, guns, machinery used and no punches are pulled either when we get to the combat scenes.

I feel that I shouldn't give too much away here, let us just say that Tommy is taken as a P.O.W and incarcerated in Tripoli but the story doesn't end there, far from it and if this was a work of fiction you wouldn't believe it..

Adventure upon adventure follow with bizarre twists and turns and at times, I burst out laughing at his escapades, an amazing man.

I would urge you to read this book, it is not only a book for the connoisseur of WW2 literature, but a well crafted and researched piece of work, and so obviously written with love and affection, not just a war story but also a in depth look at the man.

All credit to Alan for what is a splendid and thoroughly enjoyable read, first class and a worthy addition to any book shelf.

The book is available online through Waterstones, and Amazon in both paperback and e-book format, the price fluctuates from site but is usually £8.99.

Or it can be purchased direct from Alan for £7.99 + PP and he will sign and dedicate the book for you if required.

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