On the Shoulders of the Past

An illustrated account of the first twenty one years of the author's life which got off to a traumatic start with the untimely death of his mother. Life in a small Oxfordshire village led to greater things and ultimately to a departure for Southeast Asia in 1969 during the days of the Vietnam War. It encapsulates some of the struggles of growing up as a baby-boomer in the post-War years and pays tribute to those who have gone before. It is dedicated to the memory of his grandfather killed in World War I just a few days before the Armistice in 1918 leaving a widow and four small children. This year marks the centenary of his death. The book serves as a prequel to the author's larger work also published in 2018: Close to the Listener: Adventures in Broadcasting in Asia.