We hear about the wars these days and realize how much more we have than back when my Nana was a child. She remembered looking out her window and counting the fighter planes that left for Germany, she would count 20 planes leaving but on their return would only see 13. This shows the lives taken during war and how even young children noticed it. She worked the land army which is like a mans job where they worked on farms doing jobs like milking cows and taking care of crops. Bombs called "doodlebugs" would fly through the air and suddenly they'd cut off and drop. She lived by the Thames River in England, so after bombs had been dropped, there would be dead fish surrounding the river. There were found rations, only 2 pieces of bacon a week, and only 2 oz. of butter a week. Eggs were like gold to them. Not even the rich were allowed anymore than their ration. My Nana did not have it easy, living through a war as a child would be terrifying. This lasted from 1939-1945.
To many people, losing your home could be one of the worst things that ever happens in your life. But for my Nana losing her house was like a blessing. In 1939 the World War II began in England. My Nana was 13 years old at the time. She was about to move into her new house which was all ready for her annd her family. But before they had the chance to live there, it got bombed. This is why she sees it as a blessing because had they moved in anytime sooner, her and her family would have been in the house at the time of the bomb. There was a railway in her garden and the Germans wanted to cut off routes or ways of transportation that lead anywhere, for example, shops. The Germans wanted to take over new territory, and stopping people from being able to reach shops and other destinations was one way of doing it.
Tea Sofia Canton (10)
