"World War 2 was the most welcome and alluring war of all time." A ten-year-old lad begins the saga of his next six years influenced more by military strategy, political power and bathos than by parents or mentors. As a means of discovering how people react to adverse situations and the fundamental lessons of history and geography are taught him in the most exciting ways. To put it in his own words, "It beats schoolwork, hands down " His impassioned sense of wonder cause him to question what fate can bring to people's lives, how many different reactions can ensue from any one incident. His experiences as a lad growing up during World War 2 and the influences of the thousands of incidences reaching his eyes and ears, to all of which he seeks answers, establish the path his life will take. If you love history, wrote JoEllen of Conger Book Reviews, USA, I highly recommend you read all of Richardson's extensive historical writings.