Derek Law's Bibliography

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DOWNES, Michael. Oundle’s War: Memories of a Northamptonshire Town, 1939-45. xiii, 321p., illus. Oundle: Nene Press, 1995. ISBN: 0952671409.

A former teacher from Oundle School has collected wartime reminiscences ranging from the town at war, to the war service of local people to the fate of POWs. This broad approach, including many naval reminiscences, builds a telling picture of how war affected the entire community.