Overview
The author's parents, James Eulis Creasy and Nancy Hemington, grew up in two very different cultures, but they were both from hardworking, loving, and humble families, sharing a common religion, with teetotalers as matriarchs. The two families were brought together by the greatest cataclysm in history, World War II, and eventually by the love between one family's oldest child and the other family's youngest. The Creasys from Alabama had nine children, six boys and three girls. The Hemingtons from Hampshire, England had four children, two sons and two daughters. Both of the English brothers and three of the American brothers served in the military. As the odds would have it, one of the five was killed in action. Ironically, the two ""civilian"" English sisters and their parents faced considerable risk of death or injury by simply being inhabitants of a community located near the German's plum target of Southampton, England. Herein lie their stories.
Full Product Details
Author: Danny Creasy
Publisher: Booklocker.com
Imprint: Booklocker.com
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.40cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.363kg
ISBN: 9781647186715
ISBN 10: 1647186714
Pages: 270
Publication Date: 20 July 2020
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
"Seldom does life offer a burst of poignancy, thrill, action and sentiment all at once. The tale of ""Jim and Nancy,"" he of the Shoals in Alabama, she from Southampton, England, offers such an opportunity. -- John Davis, writing for the Decatur Daily Danny has done a great job telling the stories of his now departed family members... as if channeling the consciousness of each relative, Danny describes their experiences with color and in great detail, taking the reader back in time to the various places where these events played out. -- Robert Barclift, U. S. Arrmy, Retired I just completed reading Jim & Nancy and at the book's conclusion, they were almost like family to me. Danny did an excellent job developing his stories. I really liked his journal type writing. I could end and begin reading after any lapse of time without losing the story plot. -- Charles E. Cabler, Author of The Chains of Marley"
Seldom does life offer a burst of poignancy, thrill, action and sentiment all at once. The tale of Jim and Nancy, he of the Shoals in Alabama, she from Southampton, England, offers such an opportunity. -- John Davis, writing for the Decatur Daily Danny has done a great job telling the stories of his now departed family members... as if channeling the consciousness of each relative, Danny describes their experiences with color and in great detail, taking the reader back in time to the various places where these events played out. -- Robert Barclift, U. S. Arrmy, Retired I just completed reading Jim & Nancy and at the book's conclusion, they were almost like family to me. Danny did an excellent job developing his stories. I really liked his journal type writing. I could end and begin reading after any lapse of time without losing the story plot. -- Charles E. Cabler, Author of The Chains of Marley
Author Information
I'm a former community banker (retired in 2014) and lifetime resident of Florence, Alabama. I hold a BS in economics and history from the University of North Alabama (1979), a MBA from the same institution (1989), and graduated from the United States Air Force's Officer Training School in 1982.
