“I often compare myself as a kid to my own grandchildren, who are around 11 and 14 now. That's the age kids usually read my book. And I remember myself, we'd gone through a world war. My father was an army officer so I was aware of what was going on. But I wasn't bombarded with images of catastrophe like many kids are today.” WorldBookWarKidsAgeTodayRememberFatherMy OwnGoneArmyCompareWar Of The WorldsOfficersCatastropheGrandchildrenBombardedBombarded ByArmy Officers Author:Lois Lowry
“My father had wanted to be a commercial artist. He got as far as being a photographer in the army in World War II, but he was always a Sunday painter. At a certain point, he gave me his oil paints and I messed around with them, having no idea what I was doing.” WorldIdeasWarWantedArtistCertainFatherArmyPaintPhotographerOilPainterNo IdeaWar Of The WorldsSundayWorld War IiWorld War I Author:David Salle
“I feel connected to the Second World War because my father lost his father in that war. So, through my dad and the effect it had on him of losing his father young, I always felt connected to the war. It goes back years, but it still feels to me as if we're completely living in it.” IfsWorldFeelsYearsStillsWarYoungFatherLostFeltEffectsDadLosingMy DadConnectedWar Of The WorldsSecond World War Author:Tom Hooper
“You can inherit male-pattern baldness from your mother's father, but not a tendency to fight in the First World War.” WorldFirstsWarMotherFightingFatherMalesPatternsTendenciesWar Of The WorldsFirst World WarBaldness Author:Jeremy Hardy
“John Glenn's father, known as Herschel, was mostly deaf from injuries in World War I. To help out at home, young Glenn sold rhubarb all over town from the family garden.” WorldWarHelpingHomeYoungFatherKnownGardenTownsWar Of The WorldsInjuryWorld War IDeafDeafness Author:Bill Dedman