Philip Lamb

I was born in Pontypridd, Glamorgan, South Wales on 245 September 1949 in Church Village Hosital (Top Floor). At the time, my Mum and my sister lived with my grandfather and aunty in Nelson, 10, Wern Crescent to be precisse, then I came along and eventually lived theere to, My father worked away in Gloucester and would visit us every two weeks, travelling down on what waas then the 'Red & White' bus service. During my childhood, which I can say honestly say was incredible and one in which I had some wonderful moments with my grandfather otherwise known as (Grondon), on a farm in the Welsh Hills above Nelson.

When old enough I would ask my dad about his wartime experiences. Never did get the answers I was searching for; he would always say 'best left where they are'. We eventually moved to Gloucester in 1957, when I was 8 years old.

As the Author of my first book 'World War II North Arica & Italy 1940 to 1945 'One Man's Story', I have had little or no experience in writing other than the English essay's we had to do in school, then after my first attempt at writing and putting words together about the heroes from World War II, it is an honour to get their stories told. As for myself, I am a retired engineer who over the years has been fortunate to work across many industries and many countries along with a spell in the Merchant Navy Engineering Offir on Oil Tankers. In those years I have always had an interest in the RAF and other military services, which spurred me on to put down in words the experiences/exploits that make up my first published book 'One Man's Story' (namely my dad) and the writing of this book, telling of the battles fought.

My second book, which is due to be published by Pen-And-Sword in August 2026 'The Tunisian Campaign'. In some respect this book follows on from my first and tells of, the battles fought in Tunisia November 1942 to May 1943, where the allied forces captured over 250,000 German & Italian troops and stopped them being evacuated to Sicily, then on to Italy and could have been deployed in Northern France; Operation Overlord - D-Day 6 June 1944 was just thirteen [13] months away. Had the captured troops in Tunisia been allowed to be evacuated, then I'm of the firm belief that D-Day would have been a great deal harder. I'm not saying that the Allied Army would have lost the battles, but there would certainly have been more casualties.

I love reading historical military books and reading about those who gave their service for King & Country and in some cases their lives so that we could live in freedom.

Finally, I dedicate my books to all the men and women who took part in the various conflicts of World War II, the greater majority of which are no longer with us. But through their fortitude and perseverance 'They gave of their tomorow's, so that we can have our today's'. God bless you all, and thank you for your service and duty to King and Country. May you all rest in peace.