Humphrey Lyttelton's last book is an autobiographical kaleidoscope of memories and anecdotes from his colourful life - from his childhood as the son of a famous Eton housemaster through to his varied career as musician, writer, cartoonist, ...

So traumatized by the attack on Pearl Harbour was the author, that he vowed to "get" a Japanese battleship in retaliation. On April 7th, 1945 he fulfilled that vow!

Nick Lortz is sitting outside a café in Whistler, a village in the Canadian mountains, when a stranger comes and sits next to him.