How the ‘slackest generation’ became our Second World War heroes
HISTORY GUIDANCE FROM THE GREATEST by Gavin Mortimer (£14.99 Constable, 208pp) When asked for his advice on living a long and happy life, Captain Sir Tom Moore says: ‘I think you’ve got to be optimistic; to think that things will get better.’ As the centenarian hoiked his walking frame 100 times around his garden (eventually … Read more