Battledress Heroes of WW2

by David Roy

This is not a scholarly work and I have not spent hours in the public library doing my research. It is intended as a personal look at a selection of noteworthy people who emerged from the Second World War. Some of these are obvious subjects, for instance the remarkable Douglas Bader, some are more obscure, such as Nicholas Alkemade and one or two are probably rather controversial, Neville Chamberlain being a case in point. Some were highly decorated for their exploits and some were not. Most of them made no conscious effort to be heroic; the circumstances merely landed in their lap.

219 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 6, 2025

About the author

David Roy was born in Bangor, Northern Ireland in 1965. After a number of years in the army he left a life in uniform to read for a degree, ultimately qualifying as a secondary school teacher.

He is the author of many books, the first written in 1994 as an account of his service in the first Gulf War. His book 'The Lost Man', the first of his Ted Dexter adventures, featured on ITV's 'The Alan Titchmarsh Show' where it was shortlisted in the 'People's Novelist' competition. As well as being a soldier, David has been a dishwasher, a teacher, a civil servant, a security guard, a welfare assistant and an ambulance crew member.

He is married and now lives in England with his wife and two daughters.