This is a true, historical novel - the true story of the day east Staffordshire and Derby were rocked by a terrific explosion that shattered the peaceful farming villages, sending up an Hiroshima-likeThis is a true, historical novel - the true story of the day east Staffordshire and Derby were rocked by a terrific explosion that shattered the peaceful farming villages, sending up an Hiroshima-like mushroom cloud of earth, alabaster, farmland and trees, over the whole area, that descended, blocking out the sun and leaving a crater the size of six football pitches.
The day was 27 November 1944,
I have obtained true stories from families who lived through those sad, dark days, some who, after all these years, have found it distressing to relate. ...more