Extraordinary Spring: A Wartime Childhood in West Sussex

by Vera Lynn, Roy Gardner

Mr Middleton, the radio gardener, encouraged us to 'Dig for Victory' and grow ournown food. My parents took this matter very seriously, even to the extent of dressing me up to look like the man himself.

64 pages, Paperback

First published February 17, 1997

About the author

Dame Vera Margaret Lynn CH DBE OStJ (née Welch), widely known as "the Forces' Sweetheart", was an English singer of traditional pop, songwriter and actress, whose musical recordings and performances were enormously popular during the Second World War.

The songs most associated with her are "We'll Meet Again", "The White Cliffs of Dover", "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" and "There'll Always Be an England".